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Proposal to form Islamic defence alliance like NATO
NNI: A Belgian-based Muslim human rights activist has launched an initiative with the aim of forming an Islamic defence alliance on the lines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) to defend Muslim countries from attacks by foreign powers. Faisal Khan, chairman of the World Peace Mission and an observer in the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), told IRNA that he has proposed the alliance to be named ''Mecca Alliance Treaty Organisation (M.A.T.O).''
| How 'bout the Transnational Office of the Mecca Alliance Treaty Organization (T.O.M.A.T.O.)? |
Khan, who is based in the Belgian port city of Antwerp, told IRNA by phone that he is in contact with several Muslim countries for discussion of his initiative. Under the proposed treaty, any aggression against any MATO member would be considered as an attack on all its members. Khan, who hails from Pakistan, said the treaty would be signed in Mecca and its head office located in Mecca.
| Yeah. That sounds like a good idea. Next time we have to fight some tin-hat dictator like Sammy, all the Muslims can send forces for us to kill. Or, if they're like NATO, they can talk about it until well after the end of the war. This sounds like the Arab League, only with Pashtuns and Indonesians. |
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-04-20 |
