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| Cleric urges Islamic super-state |
| 2007-01-28 |
| A RADICAL Muslim cleric has urged hundreds of supporters meeting in Sydney's south-west to join a global push to create an Islamic utopia. Indonesian firebrand cleric Ismail Yusanto outlined his plan for instituting Sharia law, the absolute form of Islam, to a crowd of about 500 people gathered at the Khilafah Conference in Lakemba. The meeting was organised by the Australian arm of the extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, a group widely known for its anti-democratic, anti-Semitic views. The group believes The NSW government has called on the Commonwealth to follow several European and Middle Eastern countries and ban the group. Dr Yusanto called on followers to denounce capitalism, warning that if Islam was not followed in his Islamic super-state, jihad would follow. From the nationalisation of utilities for the on-going funding of a jihadist army to fighting off an ensuing American-led invasion, he told the audience never to let pessimism enter their minds when seeking a utopian state of Islam not seen since 1924. "Once the program is ready it must be implemented as soon as possible," Dr Yusanto said. "Once successful, the new order would be just the beginning of the new era in the application of Islamic ideology. The cleric went on to remind his listeners of the ultimate sacrifice in achieving a utopian Islamic state. "There is no victory and glory without sacrifice and hard work," he said. "No pain no gain." Hizb ut-Tahrir is already banned in several European and Middle Eastern countries. It has also been linked to the 2005 London bombings. NSW Premier Morris Iemma called on federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock to join countries including Britain and Germany and ban the group. "This is not a case of someone being different, someone advocating a different point of view," he told Sky News. "This is an organisation that is basically saying that it wants to declare war on Australia, our values and our people. That's the big difference. "And that's why I believe that they are just beyond the pale, enough is enough and it's time for the Commonwealth to review this organisation's status and take the lead from other countries and ban them." But federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said government agencies were monitoring Hizb ut-Tahrir, although its activities in Australia did not warrant it being banned. "Proscription of terrorist organisations is an issue that is dealt with by the Commonwealth after a referral of powers from the states," Mr Ruddock said. Opposition immigration spokesman Tony Burke called on newly appointed Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews to consider cancelling Dr Yusanto's visa. "There are clear character provisions in the immigration act that mean that if the government didn't want Ismail Yusanto here it could have stopped him from coming," he told reporters. "The only reason we have someone in western Sydney right now preaching Sharia law is because the federal government chose to allow him to be here. "My question and my comment to anyone from around the world who hates Australia is simple - if you hate the place, don't come here." Yes, but how would they try to slo-mo colonize it, then? |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #5 Are we really, really sure Chomskys not an Arab? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-01-28 15:39 |
| #4 The wopper: see what you think. Qutb claims that when he was in the George Washington University Hospital in February 1949, Americans knew very well about Hasan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, and reacted immediately upon hearing of his violent death. Here's what Wright tells us from Qutb's own words: News came of the assassination of Hasan al-Banna, the Supreme Guide of the Society of the Muslim Brothers, on February 12, in Cairo. Qutb relates that there was a hubbub in the street outside his hospital window. He inquired about the reason for the festivities. "Today the enemy of Christianity in the East was killed," he says that doctors told him. "Today, Hasan al-Banna was murdered." (15) Wright then dryly observes, "It is difficult to credit that Americans, in 1949, were sufficiently invested in Egyptian politics to rejoice at the news of Banna's death" (15). Exactly. There simply could not have been a hubbub in the street celebrating the death of Hasan al-Banna. Qutb invented an 'event' and described it in the way that made sense in an Arab context, namely, the street celebration. Americans don't celebrate in the streets over distant assassinations of obscure figures ... or even of well-known figures. Why did Qutb lie? Perhaps because he considered his own deeply felt truth to be more important than the mere factual 'truth' of the matter? Americans didn't actually celebrate al-Banna's death? They hadn't actually heard of al-Banna? Irrelevant details. America was in fact diametrically opposed to all that al-Banna stood for. American success was effectively a celebration of his death. What Qutb wrote was therefore 'true' even if it wasn't literally true. |
| Posted by: RD 2007-01-28 12:00 |
| #3 Indonesian firebrand cleric Ismail Yusanto urges Islamic super-state Sheech, Another Islamo-Paleo Retard trying to be original with, the absolute form of Islam! An 'Islamic-Visionary' of the original variety he is not. in fact he's just another imitator from a long line of Islamo-Paleo 1928 a small boil erupted in the wake of the Ottoman Caliphate's abolition. At its center was an Egyptian Arab named Hassan al-Banna 1906 – 1949. He is considered the infamous founder the Muslim Brotherhood or Society of the Muslim Brothers in Egypt. He fashioned himself as modernest/reformer [a Salafi]. Hassan al-Banna was a self-avowed blood thirsty little sucker. In fact he laid real plans [men and material WWII] to to kill all British troops when Rommel 'captured' Egypt. The Brotherhood had networks through out the ME. Hassan al-Banna admired that fun loving guy up in Munich, [Hitler] so much that he plotted death and destruction in the many love letters that he wrote to him. Like Hitler though, Hassan al-Banna met an unfortunate end. ie. 1949 Cairo.. he was assassinated, shot Dead. Sayyid Qutb 1906 - 1966, regarded by most as the 'force' the 'intellectual father' for the rejectionist Islamic State [free from all things European and Western]. Sayyid Qutb's books and teachings are considered to be the rational basis for the 'New' Islamic State today. Sayyid Qutb is al-Qaeda's Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri mentor and spiritual teacher. Did I mention that he loved Hitler too? Like Saddam Sayyid Qutb met a noose and a long enough drop in 1966. Hung by Nasser. Interestingly Qutb told many out and out lies: check this whopper out that he sold to Muslims quite easily but no American that I know over over 10 years would ever believe it. [scroll down and read section high lighted] If you have a spare moment read up on Sayyid Qutb's college life in Greeley Colorado circa 1950s [ in the 50s, my mother and step father owned a motel in Longmont Co., some of my earliest memories of hunting and fishing, absolutely untouchable] Here's another weed from the same patch same virus. "The Blind Sheik" Omar Abdel-Rahman presently in US Prison for life, btw he's stealing our oxygen. please feel free to edit or add.. |
| Posted by: RD 2007-01-28 11:56 |
| #2 A Fixed. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-01-28 11:36 |
| #1 [A-G] Philip Ruddock said government agencies were monitoring Hizb ut-Tahrir, although its activities in Australia did not warrant it being banned. "Monitoring" is a euphemism for doing nothing. I would prefer it if Hizb was "helping government agencies with their inquiries". Nevertheless, Hizb's action, and Ruddock's inaction will be in vain. There will never be a "utopian Islamic state". Islam is about to pass its useby date. |
| Posted by: Angel in the Whirlwind 2007-01-28 06:53 |