Posted on 07/22/2005 3:09:46 PM PDT by river rat
Musharraf urges holy war on terrorJuly 22, 2005 From combined dispatches ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
President Pervez Musharraf called on Pakistanis yesterday to join a jihad, or holy war, against preachers of hatred and violence and announced steps to rein in militant Islamic schools and organizations.
In a televised address to the nation after security forces detained nearly 300 militant suspects in a crackdown following the July 7 London bombings, Gen. Musharraf said all Islamic schools, or madrassas, would have to register with authorities by December.
The speech was recorded before yesterday's fresh wave of attacks on the London transit system, which brought Britain expressions of support from around the world.
The Pakistani leader said, "I urge you, my nation, to stand up and wage a jihad against extremism and to stand up against those who spread hatred and chaos in the society."
He also said banned militant groups would not be allowed to reorganize under new names or to raise funds, while keeping unauthorized arms would be strictly prohibited and action would be taken against the distribution of literature designed to spread hatred.
The tough action followed public demands from British Prime Minister Tony Blair for the world's Islamic community to face its responsibility to curb the "evil ideology" behind the London attacks. However, Gen. Musharraf said Britain also had a lot of work to do to counter terrorism, and that the two countries should not point fingers at each other.
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Perhaps the lunatics are beginning to grasp the concept, that they must clean up the mess or they won't like the technique we will use if forced to do it ourselves..
Semper Fi
I have noticed that many Muslims have decried these London attacks but have not seen any action on their part!
This title should be the very definition of an oxymoron.
I've already reached the conclusion, that the lunatic Islamist bastards will say and do just enough to keep you from determining they're a determined and irreversable enemy...
Our response to further delay in getting them to remove their garbage and cockroaches from the scene --- must come soon, if we're to avoid a holocast on our own shores....
We're running out of time to choose sides in the war...
Everyone not wearing a white hat will have to suffer the consequences of fence straddling.....SOON!
Semper Fi
Give the President some credit. He is doing what he can, short of sending troops (who knows if they'd remain loyal) to stifle the militants. As I heard a radio personality mention this week...Musharraf may not be long for this world if he continues this stand. I consider him courageous.
As do I. He lives in a part of the world where you can lose your head for even suggesting that mayhem is not what Allah had in mind, yet he stands his ground and attempts to lead a dysfunctional tribal society into the 21st century. He is indeed courageous and is deserving of support and encouragement from the West.
Courageous or pragmatic?
If the lunatics kill Masharraf for attempting to save Pakistan.....they would be cutting their own throats.
An unreformed and uncivilized Pakistan will very likely force their own destruction....by forces beyond the comprehension of their lunatice Jihadists.....
Pakistan as Pakistan exists today -- with nuclear weapons and access to the world -- is intolerable to allow in any civilized society...
It should be clear to them......
Cool it - or attract unbelievable heat...
Semper Fi
Pragmatic works.
The lunatics, however, are blinded by rage (not unlike our own Liberals) & probably won't think before they commit violence. They only see an enemy, not their own destruction.
His words are meaningless, since he is not a religous leader.
Then and only then will Americans wake up!
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1448705/posts
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