(Indonesia) Students demand harsher sharia law implementation
— Jakarta Post: “The sharia law will be more strict if jinayat is implemented in Aceh. Article 37 of the draft jinayat, for example, clearly states that a person who commits adultery faces 100 cane lashes, or the death penalty.”
— “‘Unmarried couples committing adultery will be caned, while married people will be sentenced to death,’ said Aceh Legislative council special committee XII head Bachrom M. Rasyid.”
— July 17, 2009 – Wall Street Journal: “Indonesia Is a Model Muslim Democracy”
Day: September 10, 2009
Egypt: Ramadan Arrests in Egypt Called Unconstitutional
Arizona: 3 Arrests Made in Racist Vandalism
California: Moraga ‘KKK’ cross investigated as hate crime
New York: Montebello man, 18, wearing KKK, Nazi shirt charged with shooting Hispanic teen
Germany: Nazi Demjanjuk trial in Germany delayed until November
Justice Department Opens Inquiry Into New Black Panther Case
Human Rights Watch Advisor and Reports on Nazi Collections
“Human Rights Watch – it is ‘absurd’ to question motives of Nazi medals collector”
— “You do not fight Nazism by presenting its soldiers as brave, handsome, fresh faced youths – and you most certainly do not fight Nazism by normalising the wearing of Nazi-themed sweatshirts as Marc Garlasco does in this picture”
— “Expert or Ideologues?: HRW’s Defense of Marc Garlasco’s Nazi Fetish”
— “Marc Garlasco – Is HRW’s Anti-Israel Investigator A Nazi-Obsessed Collector?”
— Human Rights Watch investigator accused of collecting Nazi memorabilia
— “Marc Garlasco, a former Pentagon intelligence officer, has reported for Human Rights Watch on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the two Israeli wars in Lebanon and Gaza. He is described as the watchdog’s senior military expert.”
— Reported Internet comment: “That is so cool! The leather SS jacket makes my blood go cold it is so COOL!”
Thailand: School torched in Narathiwat
Bangkok Post reports:
— “A school in Buerae village of Narathiwat’s Bacho district was set on fire on Thursday morning, Bacho police said. It took about 30 minutes for fire fighters to extinguish the blaze. One classroom was damaged. Police blamed separatist militants for the arson. Hem Yunu, director of the school, ordered suspension of all classes for two days to allow state authorities to inspect the incident scene.”