Thread: Militants Behind Indonesia Bombings Planned Attack on Obama

Militants Behind Indonesia Bombings Planned Attack on Obama
Thursday, August 20, 2009

Militants behind the hotel bombings in Jakarta also planned to use snipers to attack Barack Obama’s convoy, according to an intelligence expert.

A link between the suicide bombings at the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels on July 17, which killed nine people and wounded 53, and funding from a group linked to Al Qaeda is also being investigated, Dynno Chressbon, from the Centre for Intelligence and National Security, said.

He said that two of the four wanted suspects, Ario Sudarso and Mohamad Syahrir, had been trained for an attack on Obama, who is expected to visit Indonesia before the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in Singapore in November.

“For Obama, they planned to attack the convoy around the airport using MK-IIIs,â€

I thought they loved Obama?

Perhaps he as un-popular there as he is here. A poll on AOL reported that the American people are not very happy with him.

Recent Poll Results:

Do you believe President Barack Obama will make the right decisions for the country?
No 84%
Yes 16%

Total Votes: 25,850

Overall, how would you rate Obama as president?
Poor 71%
Fair 14%
Good 8%
Excellent 7%

Total Votes: 25,701