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| Iraq |
| Al-Qaeda accuses Arab League of plotting to stop jihad |
| 2005-10-19 |
| Al Qaeda in Iraq yesterday accused Arab League chief Amr Moussa of seeking to visit the troubled country in an attempt to end the âjihad,â or holy war, being waged by Sunni Muslim insurgents. âThe new plot to save the American master has started ... under the banner of ânational reconciliation,ââ said a statement by Al Qaeda Organisation in the Land of Two Rivers posted on an Islamist website. Moussa is expected this week to make his first visit to Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion that ousted the regime of Saddam Hussain. âThe secretary general of this League has been asked to head to Iraq, and his objective is to convince the Sunnis to enter the political âgameâ with the (Shias), in return for (political) positions for many who pretend to be Sunnis,â said the statement. This is meant to âhalt the march of the jihad in the Sunni regions,â said the statement, which could not be verified. âLet all these people know that our combat in the Land of the Two Rivers (Iraq) will not only be meant to expel the occupier from Iraq,â it said. âWe are fighting for (religious) legitimacy ... and for the establishment of an (Islamic) caliphate.â |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 Oh my! What a scandal! |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2005-10-19 19:16 |