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| JI not a terrorist outfit. Really. |
| 2003-03-04 |
| Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad declared on Monday that the Jamaat-i-Islami was not a terrorist outfit despite the fact that four main Al-Qaeda activists, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, had been arrested from the houses of its activists. "Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is the first important suspect arrested from the house of a JI activist after Sept 11. But the JI is a religious force and not a terrorist organization," he said while replying to questions at Meet the Press of the Lahore Press Club. Although four out of the 22 most-wanted people had been arrested from the houses of JI activists, it was still a responsible politico-religious party, the minister said, adding "there could have been some misunderstanding." "There must be some sort of misunderstanding..." "They (the JI) are holding demonstrations, but we are trying to protect them from any trouble. We want to keep everybody along but they must also consider government's limitations and show responsibility," he said. "Sometimes they just make it so hard to cover for them..." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Yes, we're a religious force....with lots of guns and explosives. Just like the Knights of Columbus. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-03-04 16:03:04 |
| #1 "...the JI is a religious force and not a terrorist organization..." How touching. We'll be sure to pray for ya after we blow your freakin' heads off... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-03-04 15:06:56 |