Posted on 06/18/2005 1:21:05 PM PDT by phoenix_004
Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant urged Muslims to press on with their jihad against U.S. and Western interests in the "land of Islam," saying that Islamic nations must be allowed to run their own affairs without foreign interference.
The Arabic language television network Al-Jazeera aired on Friday portions of the video by Ayman al-Zawahiri, the No. 2 man in al Qaeda -- his first message in four months.
"Kicking out the invading crusader forces and the Jews will not only happen by demonstrations and by shouting in the streets. Reform and expulsion of the invaders out of the Muslim land will only be accomplished by fighting for the sake of God," said al-Zawahiri.
He then cited a Quranic verse: "God said fight them and God will torture them through your hands."
Al-Zawahiri did not make a specific date reference. The tape does include his mention of protests in Egypt last month, the Al-Jazeera anchor said.
Accusation of U.S. meddling Al-Zawahiri appealed to Muslims with what he called al Qaeda's three pillars for reform: following Islamic law (Sharia); freedom of the "land of Muslims" and allowing the "Islamic nation" to run its own affairs without foreign interference.
He was sharply critical of U.S. embassies in Islamic countries, accusing them of "meddling."
He said, "We cannot imagine any reform while our land is occupied by the crusaders who are stationed on all our land, from end to end."
To Palestinians, he said they should continue to fight and not "be dragged into the secular game of elections under a secular constitution."
"I salute my brothers in the Muslim stronghold of Palestine, and I ask them by God not to abandon their jihad and not to lay down their weapons and not to believe the advice given to them by the secularists."
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I know HIS position ..... now if I only knew what the F' GWB was trying to do.
"I salute my brothers in the Muslim stronghold of Palestine, and I ask them by God not to abandon their jihad and not to lay down their weapons and not to believe the advice given to them by the secularists."
Considering that the Palis have been following this line of
"reasoning" for 50 years, it's no wonder they are where they are today.
Let's you and him fight, indeed!
and i say, they will not survive if the west had any brains or guts
I don't know, it may just be me, but, I didn't really think that God was all about torture.
The only thing I want to know about his position are the actual coordinates.
"Faster, please!"
Well he has said earlier that "democracy" is not islamic and can not be and called it sinful.
Still no message from Bin Laden himself.
Osama bin Laden builds day care centers Patty Murray D WA
Two of us agree, now if we could just get George focused.
Ain't that the truth. I like W and I voted for W and will continue to support W, but what kind of leadership is it that doesn't tell it straight to the American people.
I can only imagine what Harry Truman would say about this matter. And it wouldn't be fit for family TV...but it would be the unvarnished truth as he knew it.
Try this!
http://www.bushspeech.org/
What did he say?
And re your rat and chicken story. As an animal lover and believe me...I've got plenty...I agree. The answer is love...
Without it, things get depressed and wither. With it...they blossum and come alive.
Thx, Yeshua.
LOL! He didn't 'say' anything! The site lets YOU make up the speech. Not much use without speakers, however.
Yep, lots of love makes for brave, happy chickens, rats, monkeys and conservatives!
Democrats are definitely depressed and withered!
Since when? - UBL put out a direct video just last October -
And understand UBL is much more concerned with surviving then with putting out propaganda type videos. He is a coward first and foremost!
(though we have received / gained possession of two other videos showing UBL within the last year that have not been made public)
UBL is very much alive. As frustrating as that notion is!
And here's my messsage to Bin Laden. We are coming for you. We will find you and your head will be served on a platter to GWB.
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