Prominent Saudi religious scholars have called on Iraqis to support militants waging holy war against the U.S.-led coalition forces, saying fighting the occupation was a duty and a right. In an open letter to the Iraqi people and posted on the Internet Saturday, 26 Saudi scholars and religious preachers stressed that armed attacks launched by militant Iraqi groups on U.S. troops and their allies in Iraq were "legitimate" resistance. The scholars — some of whom have been criticized in the past for their extremist views — issued a fatwa, or religious edict, prohibiting Iraqis from offering any support for military operations carried out by U.S. forces against militant strongholds. "Fighting the occupiers is a duty for all those who are able. It is a jihad (holy war) to push back the assailants ...," said the letter. "Resistance is a legitimate right. A Muslim must not inflict harm on any resistance man or inform about them. Instead, they should be supported and protected." Among the 26 scholars who signed the letter are influential Sunni Muslim clerics, Sheik Safar al-Hawali, Sheik Nasser al-Omar, Sheik Salman al-Awdah, Sheik Sharif Hatem al-Aouni and Sheik Awad al-Qarni. Al-Hawali — jailed in the 1990s for five years without trial because of his criticism of U.S. involvement in the 1991 Gulf War — is known for his radical views and was once close to al-Qaida terror mastermind Osama bin Laden. Like many Islamic extremists, al-Hawali also opposed the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. His name appeared this month on a list issued by a group of Arab intellectuals who seek prosecution of prominent clerics for encouraging terrorism. The scholars said their appeal was prompted by "the extraordinary situation through which the Iraqis are passing which calls for unity and exchange of views." The scholars said inter-Iraqi fighting would cause "great damage to the Iraqis and give a free service to the Jews who are infiltrating into Iraq and to the coalition forces which exploit differences to consolidate their domination." The invasion angered many in Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam and home to its two holiest cities. The Saudi government has launched a military campaign against militants that started after al-Qaida-affiliated operatives attacked three residential compounds in Riyadh in May 2003.
#1 Like I said, those are not religious statements. They are poltical. Waging war! I say those Sheiks are in open warfare in this conflict and are therefore legitimate targets.
God this PC kids glove shit with Saudi clerics is galling me. Had we took this fight to them last year those pricks would be singing a different tune. | | Posted by: Lucky 2004-11-06 12:49:46 PM |
#2 Fred,
Slap the acme "Surprise Meter" on this one. | | Posted by: Poison Reverse 2004-11-06 12:55:20 PM ||Top |
#3 I say those Sheiks are in open warfare in this conflict and are therefore legitimate targets.
Lucky, you seem to have made a rather quick recovery. All the better if this is the case.
Among the 26 scholars who signed the letter are influential Sunni Muslim clerics, Sheik Safar al-Hawali, Sheik Nasser al-Omar, Sheik Salman al-Awdah, Sheik Sharif Hatem al-Aouni and Sheik Awad al-Qarni.
Add these names to the wetworks roster. When these assholes STFU about holy war, maybe then we stop with the swift onset lead poisoning. | | Posted by: Zenster 2004-11-06 1:00:37 PM |
#4 Zenster---
We've got them on the list
We've got them on the list
And they'll none of them be missed
They'll none of them be missed!
[/Gilbert and Sullivan channeling] | | Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-11-06 1:06:00 PM |
| #5 Hey Zen, thx. I'm in the coming around faze. My left hand is at 80% and I can walk with a cane. Driving some too. Not free of the bug yet but I've got a chance. Hey and people say the nicest things about me now :) | | Posted by: Lucky 2004-11-06 1:33:36 PM |
| #6 All good news, Lucky. Keep typing, it's a perfect eye-hand coordination exercise, and a great excuse to drop by Rantburg! | | Posted by: Zenster 2004-11-06 1:43:11 PM |
| #7 Yep! | | Posted by: Lucky 2004-11-06 1:46:31 PM |
#8 Hey and people say the nicest things about me now :)
LOL! Yes, stay with the typing it next to hitiiting a baseballl for handy eye coordinashun.
:)
| | Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-06 1:48:44 PM |
| #9 While we're making up rights, it's the right of every Arab to kill these 26 guys because their tired of listening to their camelshit. | | Posted by: Angash Angomotch2575 2004-11-06 2:18:31 PM |
#10 While we're making up rights, it's the right of every Arab to kill these 26 guys because their tired of listening to their camelshit.
In our dreams, AA. When Muslims finally begin to realize how much danger their entire faith is being placed in by these psychos and start offing them all by themselves, only then will there be hope for the Arab world. Until that happens, it's target-practice-time for our military. | | Posted by: Zenster 2004-11-06 2:26:52 PM |
| #11 Can we have these guys all get together in Riyadh so we can deal with all the Saudi problems at one time? About 300Kt at 2500 feet, dead center, should do it. Too bad we "gave up" making neutron bombs. Maybe that's something else George should "undo". | | Posted by: Old Patriot [http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2004-11-06 2:36:51 PM |
#13 Too bad we "gave up" making neutron bombs. Maybe that's something else George should "undo".
heh heh SURE we did..... | |  Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-06 3:25:36 PM |
| #14 If any of these "holy men" studied anything other than the Koran they would know that the Christians, Jews, Buddhists, and Hindus all have bigger guns than they do and that they exist only because the other religions allow them to. Moslem armies haven't fared well since the Turks were beaten at the gates of Vienna 12 September 1683. That's a long losing streak for the holy warriors. In fact, if they took a really good look, they would realize that the US is their best friend, because the US is the only thing keeping the IDF from blowing their beturbanned asses all the way to "Paradise." | | Posted by: RWV 2004-11-06 4:05:58 PM |
| #15 As for the neutron bombs...we could spin up a prototype in a heartbeat. And we should test it in Medina. | | Posted by: anymouse 2004-11-06 5:18:19 PM |
| #16 They feel quite safe in their homes and mosques soliciting and funding the murder of men, women, and children. Quite a deal they have going. Brainwash and send out their excess population of men to mass murder the infidels in their office buildings, planes, trains, shops, and sports stadiums. Worse case, the perpetrators get caught and are given 3 hots and a cot for a few years in a western prison. Meanwhile the mullahs and financiers reputations (and bank accounts) as pious defenders of islam grow. It will won't end until the mullahs and their followers truly fear for their lives. | | Posted by: ed 2004-11-06 7:26:01 PM |
| #17 That these guys can freely spew this shit is direct evidence that the nations that they reside in are supporters of terror. What we do with at information is a indication of how serious we are. | | Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-11-06 7:35:48 PM |
| #18 take it to them and their kin | Posted by: Frank G
2004-11-06 7:38:23 PM | |