One in 10 Indonesia Muslims back violent jihad: poll

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Around one in 10 Indonesian Muslims support jihad and justify bomb attacks on Indonesia's tourist island of Bali as defending the faith, a survey released on Sunday showed.

Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country, with 220 million people, 85 percent of whom follow Islam, giving the Asian archipelago the largest Muslim population of any nation in the world.

"Jihad that has been understood partially and practiced with violence is justified by around one in 10 Indonesian Muslims," the Indonesian Survey Institute said in a statement.

The survey found one in five Indonesian Muslims more generally supported the aims of Jemaah Islamiah -- an armed movement backing the creation of an Islamic superstate linking Muslim Indonesia and Malaysia, and Muslim areas in the Philippines and Thailand.

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[YOY]

1. and 1 in 10 Americans is a RW gun toting nut

It doesn't mean that I give their opinions a second thought...

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[YOY]

3. I own one

but that doesn't make the crazy with the 'Keep Honking I'm Reloading' bumper sticker next to one that says 'I love Jesus' on the backwoods pickup any less creepy or fucked up.

[Raiden]

4. So that's probably over 18 million angry Muslims

Good job Bush, you won their hearts and minds :sarcasm: