Bali

Bali 2002 October 12

After 911 in New York
did a governance of gangsters drop plutonium
to kill in Bali and make some victims vanish?

The relation between 911 and 1012 is more than mathematical.
[ September Eleven NY : October Twelve Bali ]

There were huge demonstrations against war.
There were eloquent protestations against war. All over the world.
In the Americas. In Europe. In the Middle East. In the Far East.
Not least in Indonesia and Australia.
Zionists in Israel, the US, UK and Australia were lobbying for war.

And then, 159 days before the illegal invasion-occupation of Iraq began
tragedy struck the people of Bali
from 11.00 pm Indonesian time Saturday 12th October 2002.
Until now many of us sceptics have been trying to unravel the mystery
and our suspicion. One could get confused with official report,
expert investigators’ interpretation, media comment and analysis
by people who claimed to be professional exuding bias and even bigotry.

We like to focus on the straight and simple people of Bali
and feel their anguish. In one desa or kampung grieving villagers
buried 7 empty coffins. The ritual was meant to let souls settle
and help families and friends in mourning sustain serenity.
How many more empty coffins? How many more villages
that were home to the deceased whose remains disappeared
as fast as traces of alpha radiation from plutonium 239?

Within seconds bodies "vaporized" in clouds of smoke and dust?
[ It takes exposure of a body to 1400-1800 degrees F
for at least two hours to cremate a body. ]

There is greatness about the straight and simple people of Bali.
Did you watch the ritual cleansing by the site of the killing?
The Australians were shouting “kill Amrozi”.
The straight and simple people of Bali
in the midst of anguish looked resigned to samsara
sustaining poise and grace. There was no sign of hatred or vengeance
on their faces or by their graceful gesture and movement.
Did they feel awkward
about the presence of swaggering arrogant foreign officials
telling local officials to clear the site and remove all debris
especially from the crater far out into the sea?
Was all this "removal" imperative, or necessary, for the ritual?

The day before they must have watched Amrozi bin Haji Nurhasyim,
a suspect, paraded by police before people of the press.
Did they wonder why behind the glass wall Amrozi looked strange
seeming as if high on drugs?
Did they feel Amrozi had been subjected to torture?
Did they not feel compassion for their compatriot
whom foreigners wanted to get rid off?
Did they not sense something was not right with these foreigners?
Did they know that both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament
believed the promptings of their conscience
and questioned the validity of allegation about Amrozi:
the motorcycle mechanic from Paciran village in Lembongan, East Java
was incapable of the crime
and could not be treated as the prime suspect?
Did they sense that it was not about Amrozi or his brother Ali?
Did they sense that these foreign busy-bodies
wanted as many as practicable young Muslims like Amrozi
identified as haters of Israelis, Americans, Britons and Australians
and publicly linked to foreign myths or inventions alQ and JI?

Witnesses recall

“...eyewitness saw something fall from the sky before explosion...”
counsel for suspect Iman Samudra revealed on 11.12.2002

“...very distinctive...”.
Ground crew at Ngah Rai airport, Denpasar
were referring to an aeroplane that landed 4 hours before the explosion
and took off 1 hour after the explosion.

A few people were suspicious about the air traffic control tower logs
that excluded certain aircraft arrivals and departures
at Ngah Rai airport, Denpasar.
The deletions were clumsy.
They could easily be deciphered under intense light from the reverse
and details traced to the aircraft handling logs.

Has anyone spotted anywhere
thick blades, high tail and huge landing flaps of a 4-jet-propelled-engine
short-take-off-and-land
like De Havilland Dash 7?
Could this be a charade for an American Airborne Reconnaissance Low-C
that can fly low, evade radar and take off or land
on the deck of an aircraft carrier?

Immediate allegation by US
“...al-Qaeda and Abu Bakar Ba’asyir responsible...
technology transfer review
between the United States of America and the Republic of Indonesia...
(US ambassador, Ralph Boyce:
...accusations of US involvement inaccurate and unhelpful...)...”.

Washington Post
“...police arrested Air Force Lieutenant Colonel...”.
Was he trained in explosives in America?
Where is he now?
Subsequently 4 Indonesians filed suit against Washington Post for libel.
Who were they?

Asian Wall Street Journal
“...Hambali planning bombing...”.
Where was this Riduan Isamuddin?
We could get a lot out if we had access to him?
Where was cooperation as regards intelligence?

TIME Magazine
“...Yemeni terrorist mastermind...”.
Was Barbara Bodine the US ambassador to Yemen then?
The one that had a short stint in Baghdad soon after the illegal invasion?
Was John O’Neil barred from Yemen
and denied access to Yemeni suspects in order to preserve relations?
John O’Neil was 1 of 19,906 remains [ not yet fully identified ] of people
(estimated 3,000) killed in New York on 9th September 2001.
That was his first day on a new job
as chief of security at the World Trade Center
after serving America 25 years with the FBI.

Hermawan Sulistyo, political analyst
“...media reports...which relied on intelligence sources may be false...”.
In hindsight and in the light of subsequent findings
discrediting intelligence sources in Britain and America,
Hermawan had foresight and good sense.
If intelligence services and sources were so discreditable
then intelligent people claiming good governance
choosing to rely on discreditable intelligence
would be perceived as even more discreditable.

Most of us who studied different reports, commentaries and analyses
were inclined to track the killers among mongers and wagers of war.
Were there not 4 explosions rather than 3 as reported,
2 sounding simultaneous?
First from very near an office of a Philippines travel agency
to Paddy's Bar, a test or decoy.
Then the real one from very near the American consulate
to the killing field in front of Sari club,
causing the crater, 22ft diameter 5ft deep.
Was it precise that only 202 people were killed?

Are we not weaklings who never ask vocally and furiously:
who have killed the greatest number of unarmed civilians
with the most advanced technology
and who could use plutonium 239 from where?
Justice was never seen to have been done.
The killers are still at it.

Looking back to AD2000 millions of people have been fooled
by what has turned out to be wars of terror against the people;
and millions have been mass-murdered or displaced.
By the time of the 2004 tsunami
was Australia posturing to deal with Indonesia
as the US had been dealing with Pakistan
since occupation of Afghanistan in 1980s by Russia?
Would the US be triggering destabilization
by pressuring to "return" for military bases
in the Philippines, Cambodia and Thailand?

[ Robert S. Finnegan ]
something is very, very wrong
not only with the procedural aspects of this case,
but also with the suppression and outright destruction of evidence.

[ micro-nuke deliverable by swimmers? ]

[ very distressing traumatic time ]
a bomb exploded near the restaurant at Jimbaran Bay
where 11 friends from Newcastle had been dining at the same table.
A woman, 21, panicked and ran; her mother ran after her;
and father too followed daughetr.
... seconds later another bomb exploded under that table.
The father was unscathed; the mother was embedded with shrapnel;
the daughter had a ball-bearing lodged in her calf;
one friend died; 2 friends are missing; and many of the 23 victims
evacuated to Darwin were sparyed with shrapnel.

[ a former president was sceptical ]

[ remember the damage the CIA did to the people of Indonesia ]

[ KOPASSUS ]
Komando Pasukan Khusus (Special Commando Force)
founded on 16 April 1952.
It conducts for the government special operations missions -
direct action, unconventional warfare, sabotage,
counter-terrorism, and intelligence.
Intelligence is taught after qualifying for advanced level training.
The syllabus included "Sandhy Yudha":
the ability to persuade people to do things and create situations.

During the 1980s, Kopassus varied skills in intelligence gathering
by cross training with the Israeli Mossad,
even though Indonesia did not have diplomatic relationship with Israel.
Training was done in Indonesia with the help of third parties;
the trainer nicknamed "Arizona".
Then the British MI6 succeded Mossad in intelligence training.

During the 1990s Kopassus conducted training with
the British SAS (Special Air Service Regiment);
the Malaysian Grup Gerak Khas
in jungle warfare, urban terrain and counter terrorism skills;
the American Delta Force in counter terrorism skills;
and the American Green Beret in jungle warfare.
Kopassus trained a lot with the Malaysian Grup Gerak Khas (GGK);
Kopassus and GGK enjoy a close relationship.
Local communities were trained to gather intelligence and provide support.

SAT 81 Gultor - Counter Terrorism Unit
figting skills include:
* using explosives and demolition charges
* bomb disposal
damaged equipment was never repaired
but updated to the latest model.
Weaponry included * water devices:
Drager, Spero, Oxydive, Farallon, "Zodiac" rubber boats

The 1975-1999 East Timor human-rights outrage triggered strained relations with people of the region;
The 1997-1998 eonomic crisis
affected equipment and performance.
There was the case of Prabowo Subianto.

After the "911 fiasco" could Kopassus be vulnerable to coercion -
"either with US or against US"?

[ military reshuffle ]
Military Chief Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto
Brig. Gen. Soenarko
- the army's Special Force Command (Kopassus)
Maj. Gen. George Toisutta
- the Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad)
Lie. Gen. Erwin Sujono
- chief of staff of general affairs at headquarters
-- former Kostrad commander, brother-in-law to SBY
reshuffle affected 129 high-ranking officers -
76 from the army, 20 from the navy and 33 from the air force.

[ Bakti Sosial (Baksos) Kesehatan ]
Soldiers tried to reach out to people
among the less-privileged in Buleleng, Bali
apprehensive of the army.

Can our unique gear of culture and tradition
be so easily disengaged in Indonesia?

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