(16 Jun 2006)
1. Exterior of Islamic boarding school
2. Close up shot of Islamic boarding school
3. Arrival of militant cleric Abu Bakar Bashir
4. Wide shot inside school
5. Mid shot inside school
6. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Abu Bakar Bashir, militant cleric:
"Now there is no death threat by crucifixion. We are accused of being terrorists, radicals, fundamentalists, but that is easy. They used to call our prophet Mohammed a crazy man (in his time) but they just call us terrorists, not the crazy man, and that is easy."
7. Close up shot of people listening to Bashir
8. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Abu Bakar Bashir, militant cleric:
"Our struggle against infidels has to be in all aspects, from Islamic teachings to the Jihad, to uphold Islam."
9. Wide shot of people listening to Bashir
10. Various shots of people praying
STORYLINE:
Freed militant cleric Abu Bakar Bashir told hundreds of worshippers on Friday at an Islamic boarding school not to worry about being labelled "terrorists".
Bashir spoke at an Islamic school known for churning out some of Indonesia's deadliest militants.
He walked out of prison this week after serving 26 months for conspiracy in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people.
"We are accused of being terrorists, radicals, fundamentalists but that is easy. They call our prophet Mohammed a crazy man but they just call us terrorists, not the crazy man, and that is easy," he said during his sermon ahead of Friday prayers.
He said such allegations were nothing compared to the struggles Muslims have had to endure over history.
The 68-year-old cleric has been accused by the United States and Australia of being a key leader of the al-Qaida-linked militant group Jemaah Islamiyah.
The group has been accused of several attacks including various church bombings in 2000, the attack on Bali in 2002, attacks in the capital Jakarta in 2003 and 2004, and a triple suicide bombing on Bali last October.
Before the Bali blasts, Bashir was known for his campaign to make his secular nation an Islamic state, something he's vowed to continue doing.
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