Bush trip inflames House (Indonesia) (Call Bush a war criminal)

Bush trip inflames House
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

(House Speaker) Agung had barely finished his speech when a number of lawmakers started to raise their hands to deliver fiery statements objecting to Bush's visit.

Legislator Fahri Hamzah of the Muslim-based Prosperous Justice Party said the House should take a firm stance against the visit.

"But before we decide on our rejection, we should name him a war criminal," Fahri said to cries from fellow lawmakers, back after a two-week recess. A number of legislators then proposed that the House hold a vote on the issue.

Agung brushed aside the demand and returned to his speech.

Protests against Bush have been escalating in some parts of the country ahead of his arrival. On Monday, dozens of students in Bogor staged a rally to protest the visit. "Bush should be treated like a war criminal because of his actions in Iraq and Afghanistan," a protester was quoted by the Associated Press as saying.

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