Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia show
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Gaga">Gaga</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sold">sold</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="liners">liners</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sexy">sexy</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provocative">provocative</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predominantly">predominantly</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="combining">combining</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>.</p><p><span word="Fans">Fans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promoter">promoter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="refunds">refunds</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="police">police</span> – <span word="who">who</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="security">security</span> - <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buckling">buckling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thugs">thugs</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> "<span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="Way">Way</span> <span word="Ball">Ball</span>" <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="again">again</span>-<span word="off">off</span>-<span word="again">again</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="final">final</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promoter">promoter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="June">June</span> 3 <span word="show">show</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Gaga">Gaga</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Gaga">Gaga</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="extends">extends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="her">her</span>."</p><p><span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secular">secular</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> 240 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Islam">Islam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="coexist">coexist</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="dictatorship">dictatorship</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="vastly">vastly</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freeing">freeing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="fringe">fringe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vocal">vocal</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span>, <span word="transvestites">transvestites</span>, <span word="atheists">atheists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> "<span word="immoral">immoral</span>".</p>
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