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01 November 2010 By Markaz
Kavkaz The issue of terrorism has always
been a public concern in Indonesia. Diverse opinions
are expressed, diverse solutions are proposed, but
very rarely people see the root cause of the problem.
President SBY, aided by his
aides, tried to convince that the root cause of
terrorism is poverty and ignorance. An analysis that
is not so intelligent, keeping in mind that some of
those alleged as terrorists are not ignorant or poor
people. Dr. Azahari Husin (1957 – 2005)
for example, was a doctor and lecturer in a renowned
university. It's clear that he is not ignorant, and
also not poor or unemployed without a job. On the
world level, the accused leader of terrorists is
Usamah bin Ladin, a university graduate and an
entrepreneur in a leading Construction Company in the
Middle East. The deputy of Usamah is Dr. Ayman
Azh-Zhawahiri, a surgeon. So, very ignorant is he who
thinks that Ayman is poor and ignorant. From the examples mentioned
earlier, it's clear that the analysis above is less
valid, if not without basis. It is also probable that
the ones without basis is not SBY, but his aides and
whisperers. On the other hand, the liberal
and secular camp see that the cause is the teachings
of Islamic religion. The verses and hadiths that
encourage radical behaviors are accused and made as
scapegoat. This is in line with the efforts of America
to eliminate the points in the Islamic Shari'a
concerning jihad fie sabilillah which are
considered as the source of the ideology of terrorism.
In the Middle East for example, they are circulating
the Furqanul Haq. A version or edition of Al-Quran
minus the verses of jihad. Whereas, it is not just Islam,
other religions also have the concept of "jihad". Just
look at Christianity, what had made them able to
launch the Crusades for some centuries, if not their
concept of Holy War? So the views of this liberal and
secular camp is not fair. They want the world to be
peaceful and safe from terrorism, but its key is by
castrating the fighting spirits of the Islamic
ummah against oppression and colonialism. Well,
it's understood, their masters, the Western
colonialist nations, are very afraid to face the jihad
resistance of the Muslims. It is very clear that the British
wanted to weaken the jihad spirit of Islam so that
they could freely colonize India. To control and
deplete its natural resources. A method of
neutralizing the enemies so as not to continue the
fight. Whereas, fighting against
oppression, war and military is a humane thing. Human
beings certainly want to survive. Human beings
certainly want to resist if they are oppressed and
unjustly treated. Whatever their religion, whatever
their race. Even the ants bite if the human harm their
nests. The terrorism which is pointed at
a group from the Islamic ummah who are
conducting jihad is actually an attempt of resistance.
The Islamic ummah have been occupied,
oppressed and their wealth drained, for too long.
There were already too much blood shed by the Western
kafir colonialist nations. The "terrorists" are attacking
the civilian targets because the British, America and
other invaders have no feeling of inhibition in
massacring the Muslim civilians. The "terrorists" are
blowing up bombs because the occupied countries of the
Muslims are flattened with missiles and rockets. The
"terrorists" are robbing their enemies because the
natural wealth of their countries are being drained by
the invaders with the help of the local puppets who
are faithful to their masters. The root of the problem of
terrorism, if you want to be honest, actually is the
attempts to demand justice. The serial Christmas
bombings and the Bali bombing were triggered by the
Christian attacks on the Muslims in Ambon. The Muslims
were wronged but there was no adequate and fair
protection by the security forces. At this point, a
retaliation became the choice. In fact, if we draw back further,
the emergence of the Dar ul-Islam (DI/TII) in
1949 was also a reaction of the Muslims against
injustices. In the beginning, the Muslims and
Christians already agreed in the formulation of the
UUD (the Constitution) 1945. The Panitia Sembilan
(the nine-member committee tasked to formulate the
Indonesian state's foundation stated in the UUD 1945 –
ed) agreed on the Jakarta Charter which guaranteed the
application of the Islamic Shari'a for the
Muslims, with the formulation of "Spirituality with
the obligation to apply the Islamic Shari'a
for its adherents." Only a day after the country got
independent, the agreement was already betrayed, a
leader of the Christians from East Indonesia
threatened to split from NKRI (Unitary/Unified
Republic of Indonesia). Through a Japanese officer,
that Christian leader pressured Soekarno and Hatta to
remove the obligation to implement the Shari'a
of Islam from the constitution. This is the first
seeds of separatism in the history of Indonesia,
threatening to secede from the republic because of
envy of other ummah who want to apply their
Shari'a. As a result, a cruelty on the law
took place, the Islamic ummah are the
majority but inhibited from carrying out their
Shari'a. They were forced to submit to Christian
and secular law inherited from the Dutch. Especially
that the diplomacy of Soekarno at that time was very
submissive to the Dutch, the Rennville negotiation
made West Java vacated. It was as if the territory and
its inhabitants who were Muslim were being surrendered
to the Dutch. This is what triggered the
establishment of Dar ul-Islam, the injustices
on legal issues and the dissatisfaction due to being
surrendered to the Dutch. This is also the root of all
the Islamic resistance in Indonesia. In actual fact,
they are demanding for just one thing, to be able to
implement the Islam Shari'a for themselves. But the aspiration was always
prevented. The actors were always the same too. The
Jakarta Charter was sabotaged, thanks to the pressure
from a Christian leader. The Renville was signed by PM
Amir Syarifudin, a Christian. The KOMJI or Komando
Jihad incident in 1977 (the arrest of the
"fundamentalist" leader of Dar ul-Islam or
also known as NII [Negara Islam Indonesia/The
Indonesian Islamic State] movement and 23 other
commanding figures. Some were sentenced to death or
executed by the firing squad – ed) and the bloody
Tanjung Priok incident in 1984 (where hundreds of
Islamic activists were massacred - ed) were
masterminded by Benny Moerdani. Later, the conspiracy was getting
more and more naked. The Muslims in Kalimantan were
slaughtered by the Christian Dayaks, continuing to
Ambon and Poso. The case in Poso in fact showed the
presence of a cooperation between the Protestants and
Catholics. The Catholic Fabianus Tibo and company led
the initial attack on Muslims. Later they were helped
by the Protestant groups. After that, the Muslims reacted
and fought. They succeeded in retaliating and stopping
the cruelties of the Christians. But those who fought
were then given the label terrorists and were swept
mercilessly by the Densus 88. The special unit funded
by America and Australia. |
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