The Islamic mass murderer convicted of the Bali bombing has a dream. He would like to “butcher” Australian prime minister John Howard.

“If John Howard appears before me, I’ll butcher him,” Mukhlas, whose real name is Ali Ghufron, said in an interview for TV Nine Network’s Sunday current affairs program. …

He said increased security and terror fears in Australia meant terrorists had struck a key blow against the country.

“In Australia why would they want to guard the harbours and the railways?” he said. “This is a curse from God, they be afraid of their own shadow. Just imagine, people are scared of their own shadow. It’s the victory for the terrorists.” …

“America and Australia and the rest only understand the language of force, the language of bombs,” he said.