How about Bendera. They are extrimist that hold both malaysia and indonesia relationship ransom. threthen to kill innocent people.. Disband them and put them behid bars..

please dont do NATO yet again...

I see the guy in the photo has his face almost totally covered...must be exploring his feminine side.

What does it take to wake the idiots in power from their slumber? They are talking as if events have yet to happen, as if they have foreseen what, unfortunately has already transpired.

It is also doubtful if:

a) they understand what has happened

b) they give a damn about the rights of Christian and other minorities whose rights have already been trampled

c) will actually put in place legislation to protect these minorities under the law

d) even if c) were enacted, FPI and other groups would simply ignore the law and do as they please

There is no strong message being sent out. It could well be too late to contain those groups. The police and others have been bribed, and /or are in thrall to politicians and groups with dangerous anti-pancasila tendencies; in other words, no-one (except radical Muslims) can expect the impartial, disinterested treatment that the Constitution was supposed to enshrine.

The Muslim nutters groups have to understand that they are part of the problem and not the solution, and of course, they won't ever see it that way.

By the way, one wonders about the religions recognised by the government. Why those? Why not others? I'm not advocating loony UFO believers groups (although a bit daft, probably less dangerous than the downright evil mask-wearing thugs).

In civilised countries freedom of belief and freedom of religion are near synonymous. That idea seems forever beyond the feeble mind-set in Indonesia today. As long as Muslim-inspired politicians are involved in human rights, or Constitutional matters, no other religious groups can expect fairness.

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs - Djoko Suyanto glibly states - 'We need to tell them (violent organizations) that all organizations must respect Indonesian laws.'

While he's about it, why doesn't he say the same thing to his fellow lawmakers, politicians, government officials, police and army personel? They too so often show no 'respect' for Indonesian law. Just read the tally of daily corruption charges and abuse of authority.

The reason these thugs are flexing their muscles, taking the law into their own hands and intimidating society with both threats and actions is because they see that those who have authority abusing it also out of self interest.

I note too, the usual wishy washy 'respectful' language - people should 'respect' the law. How about - people must obey the law?

I am more and more convinced because the government is distracted with its own self serving agendas that in fact many in positions of power(-lessness) are afraid of the FPI.

They are pip squeaks - ignorant rabble with pretentious ideas of self importance and and inflated view of their own importance.

That's strange - am I describing the FPI or the lawmakers, politicians, government officials, police and army personel?

The problem with the decree requiring residents' approval before a house of worship can be built is that - as everyone knows - it its application favours the muslim majority. Everyone knows that. When a christian group want to build a new church - the paperwork alone can be shuffled for years and obstacles suddenly become apparent.

Only when the government rules by the letter of the law and is seen to do so, so that radical muslims know that they are not living in a theocracy and that they are not above the law and cannot take the law into their own hands, will there be any real development in religious harmony.

meanwhile, because of the lack of will of the government and law enforcers, and the cynical manipulation of religious tensions by politicians, a vacuum is growing and the muslim hardliners are filling it.

And the4y will one day turn, not only on non muslims, but on their present allies - those who are at present abetting them - politicians andpolice who will not stand up to them.

The short term vison of some Indonesians is tragic because it will lead to massive social, economic, political and religious upheaval. But those money grasping, power crazy dopes don't care while they can get what they want.

One day they will find themselves getting something from the likes of the FPI they didn't expect.