Abu Bakar Bashir was a supporter & conspirator in the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people. For his crimes, he was convicted & imprisoned, then released after 26 months. In the time since, he has repeatedly condoned the bombings & called for further attacks & threatened retribution should the other Bali bombing perpertrators, who are currently on death row, be executed.

In an October 2007 sermon, Bashir called for young Muslims to aspire to a "martyrdom death". He also referred to tourists in Bali as "worms, snakes, maggots" & should Muslims encounter them, "just beat them up. Do not tolerate them."

America is hunting down Osama Bin Laden for his involvement in the September 11, 2001 attacks & Australia should be doing the same in hunting down Bashir. Abu's words are a direct threat to our national security & the safety & welfare of Australian citizens throughout Asia. None of his preachings have anything to do with Islamic beliefs regardless of his claims & interpretations.

Australia has provided an estimated $458 million in official development assistance to Indonesia in 2007/08. This is in addition to other payments for items such as transport safety, HIV initiatives & the redevelopment of Aceh. The Indonesian Government allowed the release of Bashir who is a known terrorist, so should bear the brunt of the Australian Government suspending all assistance until something is done.

Perhaps it's about time to take matters into our own hands & dispatch an SAS squad to go over there & take him out! That's what America, China & Russia would do.