Here comes the rain
again
Falling from the
stars
Drenched in my pain
again
Becoming who we are
As my memory rest
But never forgets
what I lost
Wake me up when
September ends
©Copyright of: When September Ends – Green Day
This song always rings on my head
whenever the month of September comes. Of course, not all memories in September
are gloomy…my royalty’s check still came at the first day of month, which is
perfect so I could buy a present for my son that had birthday this month, no
mention about my teacher that finally getting married as well – finally, you’ve
got the page at the right time, ma’am – and other joyfully moment that will
come the ends of September…
But I couldn’t agree more that
September is a month that has many dark stories in it, you name it, wars, terrorist
attacks, or even murder are either already or unresolved until now. So here’s
the situation in Indonesia and around the world:
- The Assault of Zodiac Killer (1969)
Bryan Calvin Hartnell
(20 yrs) and Cecilia Ann Sheppard (22 yrs) on 27 September 1969 was attacked
with a knife at Lake Berryessa Napa County. Hartnell survived eight puncture
but Sheppard died from injuries she suffered in two days later. Besides the
two, Donna Lass (25 yrs) was last seen on September 6, 1970 in Stateline,
Nevada.
Zodiac Killer
was a serial killer who operated in the areas of Northern California in the
period of 1960-1970. Although he claimed conducting 37 murders in newspapers
but based on the evidence police believe the serial killer actually just killed
7 people, not as much as in the claims with the intention of scaring the
public.
Police described
the killer as a very intelligent person and detailed in a murder so it’s not that
easy to solve the case. Zodiac’s name was given because that word continues to
be used as a signature in a series of letters which contain with mocking tone,
especially to the police, which he sent to local media. The letter contains
four passwords and only one course already be described. Until now no one knows
the real identity of the killer.
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| The sketch of Zodiac Killer from the information of witness |
The actions of
Zodiac Killer has inspired filmmakers American and his awful story then filmed for
the first time in 1971 in the form of a documentary, followed by other film
like Dirty Harry in 1971. The one I thought as the coolest is Zodiac (2007),
played by duo whiz Marvel, the Iron Man - Robert Downey Jr. and The Hulk - Mark
Ruffallo.
- The Battle of Arab League – Jordan vs Palestinian (1970)
The tragedy known
as Black September, it’s broke out between the dates of 16-27 September 1970
between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) led by Yasser Arafat and
the army led by King Hussein of Jordan as a result of the cold war in the Arab
country.
When
Palestinians had trouble to attack Israel because of the increase of strict safeguards
finally they target targets people besides Israel. PFLP terrorists led by
George Habash on 10 September 1970 hijack 3 aircraft conducting flights in the
north Aman, the Jordanian capital, as well. Israel is not the plane hijacked
Boeing 747 but PAN American Flight 93 (Brussels - New York), Boeing B707 TWA
Flight 741 (Frankfurt-New York), and DC-8 Swissair Flight 100 (Zurich - New
York). Total third passenger plane was 400 people.
Hostage drama
ended with the departure of terrorists without getting any of their demands,
but before leaving they burned the three aircrafts. Arson that makes Jordanian
ruler, King Hussein, felt being underestimated so he ordered his troops to repel
and kill Palestinians residing in the township of Jordan.
The Jordanian
army cruelness made new vengeance. Palestinian counterattack against the
atrocities and during 11 days of fighting and there might be massive death
which estimated 3,400 in Jordanian side and 5,000 of the Palestinian, mostly
were civilians.
- The Munich Olympics Massacre (1972)
On September 4,
1972, Black September organization launched a military operation codenamed
operation Berim Ikrit. The operation
is for kidnapping a number of Israeli athletes at Olympic Village during the
1972 Olympics in Munich.
The hostel was
located near Furstenfeldburch Airport, Olympic Village Connolystrasse
Apartment, Block 31, Muenchen, adjacent to Hong Kong’s athlete dormitories and
Uruguay. The attack occurred in the area at 04.30 at dawn when Israeli athletes
were being sleep soundly.
Yossef Gutfreud,
wrestling athletes, was the first man who had a haunch about the invasion, so
he scream to warn all his friend to get out from the apartment while he held
the door so that the gunmen were not signed. Two men escaped while the other
eight decided to hide inside.
After holding
nine Israeli athletes, the members of Black September operation make demands to
release 234 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli’s jails and 2 leaders of Ultra
groups, Badeer-Meinhoff from West German’s jail, in addition a safe escape
route from Germany’s prison to Egypt's area
21-hour of hostage
drama ended with helicopter explosions which bring the death of all hostages,
three members of Black September, and a West German policeman. The tragedy was
painful for all parties, especially Israel who lost Yossef Gutfreud
(wrestling), Mosche Weinberg (wrestling coach), Yossef Romano (lifter), David
Mark Berger, Mark Slavin, Jacov Springer (referee weightlifting), Andre Spitzer
(fencing), Kohath Shorr, Elieszer Halfin, Amitzur Shapira, and Zeev Friedman.
Steven Spielberg
later picked up the story of this tragedy in the movie of Munich (2005),
starring by Eric Bana and written by Tony Kushner and Eric Rothm which adapted
from the novel Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter - Terrorist work
of Canadian journalist George Jonas.
- World Trade Center Tragedy (2001)
It had to be the
most advanced attacking plan in the history of terrorism and US security failed
to secure their perimeter when four suicide attacks with four hijacked planes invaded
the heart of New York and Washington D.C., destroyed the twin towers of World
Trade Centre (WTC) and half of Pentagon’s building.
The attack
recorded 3,000 people had died instantly and made American economy paralyzed
for 2-3 days. Some insurance companies also lose considerable amounts of having
to pay claims for damage caused by the attack.
The
investigation was held involving thousands of FBI agents and they found the
hijackers were members of Al-Qaeda led by Osama Bin Laden. President George
Bush wins the sympathy from public and U.S Senates to unified Americans against
terrorism that he claimed coming from Middle East.
On the other
hand, five days later Osama Bin Laden’s video broadcast and he declares himself
innocent and he was being accused as a scapegoat. Meanwhile construction
experts who conducted a series of studies of WTC’s explode also doubts the building
destruction as a result of being hit by planes.
- The Murder of Jill Meagher (2012)
Jill Meagher was
an immigrant from Ireland who worked as a staff in ABC’s office, one of
Australia media. On one evening in September 2012 she just got home from the
office and walked back to her apartment when she was intercepted by a man who
dragged him out of the road to the alley then raped and killed her.
The culprit
named Adrian Ernest Bailey (41 yrs) was on parole after being convicted of
raping five women at once after undergoing a jail term of 8 years.
Judge Geoffrey
Nettle were sentenced 35 years of imprisonment without the possibility of
parole saying that this is the worst murder case in the history of Victoria
region in Australia. It’s very brutal and degrading. Therefore, the long
sentence was also intended to make Bailey rehabilitate himself.
Jill’s murder
brought hard blow to his family, his father, George McKeon and her husband, Tom
Meagher.
And, here are some gloomy events
that happened in Indonesia during September:
- G30S PKI (1965)
The aggression of Indonesia Communist Party (PKI) who accused for making a coupe by military on behalf of President Soekarno’s government. There are 11 different versions that tried their very best to explain what really happened in the darkest years of Indonesian history to the public, but no one holds the version because it’s contradiction one another. Whatever those are, the aggression taking a live of seven brave men who murdered brutally before thrown to the pit named Lubang Buaya.
But the reaction
followed by genocide, a massive murdered was done by military as a retaliation,
and they killed many people who considered as the lackeys of PKI across the
nation without even bother to make trial altogether.
Many student
who’re being study abroad to China and Russia were not allowed to go back to
Indonesia because they were suspected of involvement with communism, for one to
be considered actually at that time Indonesia and its government – Soekarno’s
government to be precise – make bilateral cooperation with these two countries,
which include student trade or scholarship that allowed youngster from both
country became foreign student. So, many of them didn’t know anything about PKI
or being involved with the movement actually.
Aidit, Chairman
of PKI, was hunted and shot by the army. No one knew where the location of his
tomb was till now, whereas in 1945 Aidit is one of the youth who participate in
securing Soekarno-Hatta to Rengasdengklok together with Karni cs, where they
forced Bung Karno to declare the independence of Indonesia immediately.
After PKI
crushed to the ground, Suharto step in and took over the government of
Indonesia, base on Supersemar legacy and eventually ruled for 32 years, while
G30S PKI remains controversy and mystery to the public.
- The Brutal Rape of Sum Kuning (1970)
On 18 September 1970 Sumarijem (Sum Kuning) who was on aged 18 years is awaiting for the arrival of the bus at the roadside before she suddenly dragged into a car by several men. In the car Sum were given drugs so she was unconscious when they taking her to a house in Klaten and gang-raped her until she fainted.
After that she
was left on the roadside, Sum Kuning went to the police and make report.
Instead of having good assisted, Sum was charge to be prime suspect of making a
false report because she insisted one of the youths who raped her was the son
of state officials, even one of them was the son of revolution hero.
In her
confession to reporters, Sum told the reason why she told different version
earlier, it’s because she was afraid of the threat of getting electrocuted if
she’s being stubborn and not complied with their version. She even told about
how police ordered her to get undress because they want to seek for tattoo or
mark of hammer and sickle on her body, as a mark that was had by the member of
PKI. She even accused as Gerwani (woman organization of Indonesian Communist
Party) because her case involving VIP’s son, at that time PKI still hunted
hardly.
The case was
investigated by the police chief at the time, Hoegeng, by forming a special
team called Investigation Team of Sum Kuning in January 1971. This case grows
like a snowball, finally President Suharto take over the case from Hoegeng with
orders that the case will be handled by Investigation team of Kopkamtib Center.
It was something
extraordinary because the real task of Kopkamtib is to handle special political
issues that are considered harmful to the state. Hoegeng then retired as police
chief on October 2, 1971, some of the vote thinks it was an attempt to close
the case. And they were right because the police didn’t catch the real rapists
and their identity kept unanswered.
- Tanjung Priok Riots (1984)
In mid-1984
appears a bill that requires the application of social organizations a single
principle of Pancasila. This raises the implication that some ‘mubaligh’ or
preachers convey a message on these issues as controversial topic in Indonesia,
including in Mushollah As-Sa'adah, Tanjung Priok.
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| The mass gathered before Tanjung Priok riot started |
Triggers of the
riots began on September 7, 1984 when a non-commissioned officer, Sergeant
Harmanu come to the mushollah and ordered to revoke pamphlet containing the
text of Muslims’s problem and the announcement of upcoming teaching activities.
The next day he
came again with his colleagues to check whether his ordered was implemented. On
his second coming, a rumors spread that there was a military who insulted the
honor of the holy place by entering the mushollah without taking off his shoes
and flushing the pamphlets with sewage.
The congregation
members of recitation were asked Koramil officials to negotiate the problem and
find the best solution for both side but it goes to arguing each other and
suddenly there was combustion of motor belonging to soldiers who were also Marines.
Four people who suspected as provocateur were captured and taking down to
police station.
- Semanggi Tragedy 2 (1999)
Rejection was
triggered by the displacement of transitional government at that time to issue
a Law on State of Emergency Countermeasures (UU PKB) with its material that,
according to many people and student, gave vast space for military to impose
the country state in the interests of the military.
Students then
move in large numbers to make demonstration on streets, and unfortunately for
students who have always been victims because they lost their democracy
fighters once again named Yun Hap who’s getting shot.
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| The funeral of Yun Hap as the decease that being held |
- Arsenic for Munir (2004)
7 September 2004
noticed as a date of Munir death on a flight to Den Haag, Netherland, with
Garuda Airlines. He went to Dutch to continue his study in Master education of
humanitarian law at Utrecth.
The chronological
is like this, when the plane transit at Changi Airport, Singapore, at 00:40
local time the passengers are welcome to wait for a while. Several witnesses’
saw Munir waiting on Room Gate of D42, but another said he’s sitting in Coffee
Bean along with Pollycarpus and Ongen Latuihamallo.
As the plane
continued the flight, Munir met doctor Tarmizi. Both had a chat so the doctor
knew Munir was sick. He asked for sweet tea added with slight of salt to the
flight attendant. Five minutes later Munir went to the toilet and vomited,
Tarmizi saw it as a clear liquid that doesn’t emit odors.
Tarmizi led her
back into the seat, but two hours later back he went back to the toilet. He’s
gone too long so the doctor got suspicious and ventured to the toilet. He was
surprised to see Munir slumped helplessly then injected 5 mg of diazepam in Munir’s
right shoulder, but he kept shoot and defecation, fell asleep after the
injected rugs started to react.
Around 12:10 hours
at lunch turned out that there was a salivate-no-foam came out from his mouth
while his palms turned blue. It was then when Munir declared dead and two hours
later when the plane landed at the airport of Schipool, Amsterdam, Munir's body
evacuated. From the autopsy they found arsenic that exceeds the limits of
reasonableness inside his body.
Munir's death
remains a mystery until now. Newly only Pollycarpus and Indra Setiawan become convicted
but the authorities are not able to investigate the involvement of senior
officials of military who were believed to be the mastermind of the murder of the activist.
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