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Al- Muhajiroun recruiting jihadis | |
2001-09-17 | |
ISLAMIC extremists in Britain are calling on young Muslims to fight to the death against America and her allies. At a meeting of the Al-Muhajiroun organisation in Birmingham at the weekend, a group of 50 young men and women was encouraged to travel to Afghanistan and give their lives in the defence of Islam. "Martyrdom operatives will be rewarded in heaven," one speaker declared. Others on the platform at the meeting, in the suburb of Sparkbrook, asked: "Who are the real terrorists?" and called on the audience to oppose any western reprisals against Osama bin Laden. Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohamed, the founder of Al-Muhajiroun, has openly courted controversy in Britain. He supported the bombings of the United States' embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, and said after Tuesday's terror attack: "I am very happy today. As much as I regret the innocent people who passed away, with the USA you must pay."
Leaflets for the meeting stated: "The final hour will not come until the Muslims conquer the White House." In the background was a picture of the Pentagon in flames. | |
Posted by:Fred Pruitt |