Obama to visit mosque, make outdoor speech in Indonesia

[jefferson_dem]

:scared:

Obama to visit mosque, make outdoor speech in Indonesia
(AFP) – 36 minutes ago

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama will visit the largest mosque in Jakarta and make a major outdoor speech when he makes his twice-postponed visit to Indonesia next month, the White House said.

Obama, who spent four years in the country as a boy, will stress that Indonesia is at the intersection of US efforts to reach out to the Muslim world and to connect with dynamic, fast-growing southeast Asian economies.

The president will arrive in Indonesia on November 9 after visiting India, and will have a talks and a press conference with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the White House said.

The next day, he will honor the Heroes Day holiday, marking a key battle in Indonesia's independence struggle, then visit the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, before making a speech, for which US officials are seeking an outdoor venue.

"He'll have a chance to talk about the partnership that we're building with Indonesia," said Ben Rhodes, a US deputy national security advisor, noting that Obama was "popular" in Jakarta because of his boyhood stay.

The president will also "talk about some of the themes of democracy and development and our outreach to Muslim communities around the world, while also speaking of Indonesia's pluralism and tolerance as well."

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[Billy Burnett]

1. I'm REALLY hoping that neither XE nor KBR are involved in security in any way.

:scared: too.

[budkin]

2. Oh I'm sure THAT is going to go over well with the teabaggers...

[moondust]

3. He's doing the right thing.

Cultivating peace and understanding.

Let the baggers and islamophobes and racists howl and bark at the moon until they turn blue.

[jenmito]

4. I was scared when he went to Israel, and since he was ok, I'm less

scared now. I think he will be VERY safe.

[progressoid]

5. RW hate radio is crazy over this.

Assholes.