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| Iraq |
| ’US army arrests Kurdistan spiritual guide’ |
| 2003-08-04 |
| Jordan Times via aljazeerah: US forces have arrested the spiritual head of a Kurdish Islamist group, Ali Abdul Aziz, and 14 other people in the northern town of Halabja, an official of the group said Sunday. "Some 2,000 US soldiers, supported by two helicopters, laid siege to Abdul Aziz’s house in Halabja at 5:30pm (1330 GMT) on Saturday before taking him and 14 other people away," the official said from the Iraqi Kurdish town of Erbil. No mention of the battleship covering the back door. Mullah Omar, brother of Abdul Aziz, and bodyguards of the spiritual leader were among those arrested, he said, adding that the group was taken to an "unknown destination." I don’t think it’s that "Mullah Omar". "The group is surprised that the Americans can arrest its spiritual guide who has long since declared war on the Baath Party and the former regime in Iraq," the official said, accusing US forces of now attacking "supporters of freedom and enemies of Saddam Hussein’s regime." Blah, blah, oppression, blah, blah, occupation, blah, blah. While the official gave no reason for the arrests, sources close to the group said that US forces had asked the movement to vacate its Arbil office to the coalition, without elaborating. Most likely Ali just moved in and set up shop in the office. We asked him nicely to leave, he said no, and now he’s evicted. The Islamist group said last month that its chief, Ali Baper, "emir" of Al Jamaa Al Islamiya, was arrested along with three aides and a number of bodyguards on July 10 en route to a meeting with an American officer in Iraqi Kurdistan. Yup, just going around arresting people for no reason, that’s us. Of course the "a number of bodyguards" part might have had something to do with it. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 You have to take the "reporting" here with a grain of salt - about the size of a cow-lick. It's great fun to read, but it's classic Al Jizzwadi "News Service" misinformation. One or two grains of truth surrounded by a mountain of spin and howling lies. The Jordan Times swallowed it whole, of course, without a thought. Steve, we gotta talk. It's troubling that you're hanging out in such, uh, er, interesting places! My personal laugh-riot site is islamonline. I'm thinking of asking the resident Mullah for a few fatwas to keep me on the straight & narrow, myself. Personalized service for the sincere |
| Posted by: ·com 2003-8-4 6:32:48 PM |