2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Muslim Leader Claims Militants Sent o

By Chad Bouchard
Jakarta
05 August 2006

The leader of a radical¹ Southeast Asian Islamist group says his organization has sent more than 200 suicide bombers² to western nations to attack Israeli interests and those of its supporters, in retaliation³ for the military offensive in Lebanon.

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Suaib Didu (C) speaks to journalists after a show of force at a public square in Pontianak,  Aug, 5, 2006  
  
An Indonesian Islamic youth leader says 217 members of the newly-formed Palestine Jihad Bombing Troops are headed abroad to attack targets in countries that support Israel.

The youth leader, Suaib Didu, says the new group is an offshoot of the Jakarta-based Muslim youth movement he also heads.

Didu says the dispatched fighters have been trained in how to carry out suicide bombings, but do not intend to target civilians⁴.

"They said that if they fight America and Israel face to face, surely they will lose," he said. "So the only way to defeat America and Israel is by using 'holy-war bomb soldiers.' Not suicide bombs, but 'holy-war bombs.' They will sacrifice themselves to protect thousands of people in Lebanon and Palestine."

Indonesian police are investigating the group's claims, and say Didu may be arrested if members of the group violate immigration laws.

Didu has warned that the United States, Britain and Australia could be targets. The Australian government said Friday it was taking the threat seriously.

But analysts⁵ say it is not clear how capable the group is. In 2001, Didu threatened to send thousands of militants⁶ to Afghanistan to fight American forces, but failed to follow through.

Sidney Jones, director of the International Crisis Group in Jakarta, says Didu has made claims of many different operations since then, but has not been able to carry them out.

"We've got to at the very least hold off on any belief that he's got something solid unless we see evidence to back it up, and I think unless there's some indication that people actually have gotten on a plane and gone outside Indonesia with the intention of waging jihad, you can't take what he says as true," he said.

Jones also says there is no evidence to back up Didu's claims some of the new group had previously⁷ fought in Afghanistan against the 1979-1989 Soviet⁸ occupation.

Didu also claims the group members come from seven Southeast Asian nations, including the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

The youth leader said Friday the more than 3,000 volunteers who had signed up for the group's missions would gather for a rally in Borneo's west Kalimantan province.
 

Masked members of hardline Asian Muslim Youth Movement (AMYM) stand in military formation at a public square in Pontianak, Aug. 5, 2006   
  
The rally went ahead Saturday but the turnout was lower than promised, with only 160 black-hooded men turning up to parade and demonstrate martial⁹ arts skills.

Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population and the ongoing¹⁰ conflict in the Lebanon has sparked anti-Israeli protests. But the government has warned citizens against volunteering to join the conflict, instead offering to contribute troops to any U.N.-led peacekeeping force that may be deployed¹¹ in the region.

1 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

2 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

6 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

7 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

8 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

9 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

10 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

11 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。