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Indonesian VP: United States Is 'Terrorist King'
Wed September 3, 2003 08:54 AM ET
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz branded America the "terrorist king" Wednesday in remarks at odds with Jakarta's support for the war on terror.
"Actually, who is the terrorist, who is against human rights? The answer is the United States because they attacked Iraq. Moreover, it is the terrorist king, waging war," the official Antara news agency quoted Haz as saying.
It was unclear what prompted Haz to make his remarks in a speech to heads of Muslim boarding schools in Central Java.
The comments are likely to anger Washington and harm Jakarta's desire to get their hands on key terror suspect Hambali, who is in U.S. custody.