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| Surprise! Pak clerics call for 'jihad' against U.S. |
| 2003-03-25 |
| Pakistan's 14 leading Islamic clerics yesterday urged a "jihad," or holy war, against the United States following its invasion of Iraq and said that there was no need for a fresh Islamic edict to wage a fight against Americans and their allies. "A war between America and Muslims has been declared several years ago," the clerics said in a joint statement. "The war has intensified after President Bush declaration of a 'crusade' in the wake of September 11 events," they said. They either don't listen well, or only hear what they want to hear. Guess which... The clerics included the most prominent pro-Afghan Taliban cleric Maulana Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai. Also on the list of prominent clerics were Dr. Abdul Razzaq Sikander who heads the Islamic seminary of Binori Town — one of the biggest and most influential religious schools not just in the port city of Karachi, but in the country. All the clerics belong to the hardline Deobandi school of thought. They run one of the biggest chain of Islamic schools in the country and many of the Taliban leaders were their students. They are ideological gurus of the two factions of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, the two key component parties of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal which dominates the North West Frontier Province and Balochistan province which border Afghanistan. Key militant groups including the outlawed Harkat-ul Mujahedeen, the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Sipah Sahaba Pakistan consider Shamzai, who is believed to have ties with Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar and Osama bin Laden, their spiritual leader. That's pretty much the entire Pak jihadi structure, with the exception of Lashkar e-Taiba. Almost everything else is pick-up teams... The clerics said jihad had become mandatory on more than 1.2 billion Muslims. "They have to participate in the jihad according to their capacity. This has become mandatory against America, its allies and the Muslim rulers" who are siding with Washington, they said in a statement. "Those who keep a soft corner for America compared to Saddam Hussein, or think that it is not a war of Islam, they are wrong," they said. The United States has used "Saddam as an excuse to attack Iraq." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #5 Hmmm...Under Pakistan's constitution, a demographics-based portion of all federal funds, including American aid, flow directly to the jihadi provinces. Ergo: cut off all aid to Pakistan, and break off diplomatic relations. |
| Posted by: Anonon 2003-03-25 16:04:31 |
| #4 The clerics said jihad had become mandatory on more than 1.2 billion Muslims. ...and all over the Middle East. "Going to work, hon?" "No, the damn mullahs declared another jihad. Honey, where's my RPG?" "I think you let Ramalama bring it to that wedding last week." "Allahdammit, that guy never brings back anything!Maybe I'll just bang in sick." |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-03-25 15:32:39 |
#3 ahh the peaceful religion strikes again . shame on them . They are ideological gurus of the two factions of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, the two key component parties of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal which dominates the North West Frontier Province and Balochistan province which border Afghanistan a.k.a clueless pricks with less fore - sight than the average turtle lost in a desert |
| Posted by: biggus 2003-03-25 15:26:42 |
| #2 They run one of the biggest chain of Islamic schools in the country... McIslam? IslamoBucks? |
| Posted by: Raj 2003-03-25 15:23:45 |
| #1 "So how 'bout those Red Wings" he says, while eating his bacon-wrapped pork chops. |
| Posted by: CrazyCanuck 2003-03-25 15:08:13 |