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| Axis of Evil |
| Iraqi cleric sees war against Islam |
| 2002-08-11 |
| An Iraqi prayer leader yesterday urged Muslims across the world to rally behind Iraq in the face of U.S. threats which he said were tantamount to waging war on Islam. "America does not target only Iraq, it targets Islam...This is a war against Islam," Sheikh Abdul-Ghafour Al Qaisi said during Friday prayers at Baghdad's Grand Imam mosque. "Muslims must show their strength, cooperation and solidarity in the face of this evil and this aggression." Mullah Omar said the same thing. Ain't that a coincidence? The cleric said the Iraqi people were firmly behind President Saddam Hussein. "Saddam is Iraq and Iraq is Saddam," he said. If he doesn't say that, Iraq will send some of the boys around to break his knees... Thousands of Iraqi civilians clad in military fatigues and clutching assault rifles have paraded in Baghdad this week, vowing to defend Saddam to the death. Frightening. Simply frightening. Where are my pills? Qaisi called on scholars of Islam everywhere to join the struggle. "We appeal to you from Baghdad, from Iraq ... to stand on the side of right and issue your fatwas (religious edicts) against this brutal force," he said. "Hop on board, 'cuz the train's a leavin' for... ummm... wherever it's going." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Corsair is impressed, too... |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-08-11 13:00:28 |
| #1 Followup: Donald Sensing finds them frightening, too. It's the eliteness of it all... |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-08-11 10:43:42 |