Hizbut Tahrir: "Obama Continues to Oppress Muslims"

(Jakarta, Indonesia) Strangely, it appears that the Muslims in Indonesia haven't received the hopey-changey memo. Earlier today, about 100 Muslims protested SecState Hillary Clinton's visit later this week.

Black-and-white-clad members of the radical Hizbut Tahrir movement, or HTI, chanted "Allahu Akbar," meaning "God is greater," in front of the U.S. Embassy in the capital city of Jakarta and called on Muslims to reject the visit of the newly-appointed top U.S. diplomat.

HTI spokesman Farid Wajdji told reporters the new administration of U.S. President Barack Obama continues to oppress Muslims worldwide, despite pledges of greater "mutual respect" between the United States and the Muslim world.

"Indonesia and its Muslim leaders shouldn't be enticed by Hillary Clinton's arrival. Her flattery of Indonesia as a moderate Muslim nation is part of the superpower's divide-and-rule politics," Wajdji said.

Interestingly, the heralded international euphoria of Obama's presidency, trumpeted by the cheerleading mainstream media throughout 2008, apparently doesn't include Indonesia. A stimulus is possibly required.

By the way, if there is some sort of divide and rule policy in place regarding Indonesia, I confess total ignorance.