BALI VACATION - ANY TIKI SUGGESTIONS - General Tiki

R Rattiki Member Key West, FL Joined: May 03, 2003 Posts: 422	R Rattiki Posted posted on Sat, Jun 28, 2003 5:11 AM On 2003-06-28 02:35, christiki295 wrote: Bombing, arson and even damage to private property for political ends is completely reprehensible, moreso when it kills innocent vacationers (like myself). It is an incredible juxtaposition for such a henious act on an island so far away from America filled with such a tranquil people. Hopefully, I can help (re)spread the tiki love during the short time I will be there. [ Edited by: christiki295 on 2003-06-28 02:39 ] Yes well I am lucky to have a bit of perspective on this because I have lived in the Middle East and know folks who work for U.S. 'intelligence'. 'They' really don't care if it is Americans they kill, since to them we are all just "Franks" or "Crusaders". Most of the folks that were slaughtered in Bali were Aussies, and they are some of the friendliest folks you could meet. It was Spanish in Morroco and so on and so on. It doesn't matter if you pretend to be (or actually are) a Kiwi or a Canadian since in there eyes we are all the same, "Infidels". But Indonesia knows which side it's bread is buttered on and after this incident wasted no time in taking care of the problem. I am as worried about terrorists in Bali as I am SARS in Hong Kong, meaning NONE. :P

On 2003-06-28 02:35, christiki295 wrote:
Bombing, arson and even damage to private property for political ends is completely reprehensible, moreso when it kills innocent vacationers (like myself).

It is an incredible juxtaposition for such a henious act on an island so far away from America filled with such a tranquil people.

Hopefully, I can help (re)spread the tiki love during the short time I will be there.

[ Edited by: christiki295 on 2003-06-28 02:39 ]

Yes well I am lucky to have a bit of perspective on this because I have lived in the Middle East and know folks who work for U.S. 'intelligence'. 'They' really don't care if it is Americans they kill, since to them we are all just "Franks" or "Crusaders". Most of the folks that were slaughtered in Bali were Aussies, and they are some of the friendliest folks you could meet. It was Spanish in Morroco and so on and so on. It doesn't matter if you pretend to be (or actually are) a Kiwi or a Canadian since in there eyes we are all the same, "Infidels". But Indonesia knows which side it's bread is buttered on and after this incident wasted no time in taking care of the problem.

I am as worried about terrorists in Bali as I am SARS in Hong Kong, meaning NONE. :P

Post #41064 by Rattiki on Sat, Jun 28, 2003 5:11 AM