Universities declare war on NII ideology

A number of universities in Purwokerto, Central Java, on Thursday declared at the Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed) that they would take steps to combat the radical Islamic State of Indonesia (NII) movement.Present at the declaration were Wijaya Kusuma Military Command chief Col. Nono Sumarsono, Banyumas Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Untung Widyatmoko, rectors and local student executive board (BEM) members.The universities represented at the event included Unsoed, STAIN Islamic college and a...

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Obama Congratulates Bin Laden Commando Assault Team for a ‘Job Well Done'

President Barack Obama President Barack Obama met with the commandos who staged the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden, saying that because of them the terrorist leader responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks “will never threaten America again.”Obama and Vice President Joe Biden talked privately with the helicopter pilots and Navy SEALs yesterday at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where they also addressed soldiers who recently returned from fighting in Afghanistan.“I came...

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