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Originally posted by Rudey
So is the party membership down but radical Islam up? I mean the thing is that there was just a bombing in Jakarta. Indonesia is not the moderate counter-force to Arab extremists. In fact I bet it's Arab money that is funding much of the schools in Indonesia and the Arab Islam has not only destroyed the middle east but also is in Sudan, Chechnya, in Asian countries and Europe and the US.
-Rudey
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No, JI is loosing membership. right now JI is split into two factions. One who want to bomb everybody to hell. And the other one that just want to concentrate to making noise. This split might be one of the reason for JI's recent movement when it come to bombing. In essence, there is an internal struggle within the organiztaion. Aside from the other reasons I gave on my other replies.
Never claimed that Indonesia is a moderate counter-force to Arab extremist. As I said, Indonesia's Muslim influence is only in the Southeast Asia region. And you are right, Saudi Arabia is funding some school which espouse Wahabinism. But guess what, there are inteligence officials in those schools monitoring the students and teachers. The problem right now is not at the school. Many of the terrorists received their training during te Afghan war against the Soviet.
Most of the Madrassah in Indonesia are not funded by the Arabs. They are part of the larger network of NU and Muhammadiyah. The two organizatiosn run not only Madrasah, but also regular schools and universities. Unfortunately, Saudi's money has entered madrasah not part of the NU and Muhammadiyah network. These school are the main concerns of BIN and the police. However, they cannot be shut down because they have not violated any Indonesian laws. They are, however, being observed.