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Unknown Iraqi group issues death threat
An unknown Iraqi group has started to rally Iraqis for jihad against US occupying forces, issuing a death threat to all Iraqis working with the US-led administration, according to a pamphlet reportedly distributed at a Baghdad mosque this week. From a mosque? Whoâd have guested? "We are calling for a jihad," said the message on the pamphlet, vowing "a battle from hell that will terrify the Americans. We will attack with such force that they wonât know what hit them. Whomever stands with them or works with them is a coward and traitor of Allah and his prophet. Each traitor that came with the enemy or opened the doors of Iraq to the enemy will be killed," the English version of the pamphlet said, according to AFP. "This applies to everyone who works hand in hand with this dog Paul Bremer," the top US civil administrator in Iraq. "Be warned. We forbid you to work with the American dogs." The anonymous message in the pamphlet also calls for a general strike and for imams to urge Iraqis to join a holy war. It also urges Baath Party members, the Special Republican Guard, army intelligence services and Fedayeen militia fighters from the ousted regime to regroup and get ready for a long drawn war. "This is the time to prove your manliness. You will spill your blood to erase the bad record that has plagued the Iraqi People. And know that when the American dogs flee and take cover, death will follow them. Start to regroup because you know who you are and organise yourselves... and support the Mujahedeen in this war so that the people will forgive you for the past," it added. "Support the Mujahedeen", Iâll bet, means our old friends from Iran are stirring things up. It also appealed to Iraqis to stay away from US bases to avoid being harmed in attacks launched against occupation forces. Yes, stay away. Gives us a clear field of fire.
Posted by: Steve 2003-07-11 |
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