Text of Fatwa By Bin Laden Ordering Moslems to Kill Americans

World Islamic Front | 9-23-2001 | Osama Bin Laden

[Travis McGee]

I invite all students of Islam to discuss the many Koranic passages Bin Ladin uses as justification in his call for all Muslims to kill all the Americans that they can.

I note that Bin Ladin uses Surya 9-5 at the start, "But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war".

I guess to Bin Ladin, the terrorist sleeper agents were properly lying in wait, and flying jetliners into the World Trade Center and Pentagon was just a strategem of war.

I am keenly interested in what students of the Koran have to say about Bin Ladin's Fatwa.

[Travis McGee]

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[xm177e2]

What I am curious about, when he says to "Kill Americans," does he mean Muslim Americans too?

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[Travis McGee]

No, there are no "Muslim Americans" to Bin Ladin, only Muslims who should kill Americans, after "lying in wait" in the enemy land.

[Hunble]

Travis, if this is false, may you rott in Hell for passing something like this along.

But if it is honest...

Thanks and may God bless you for keeping your eyes open.

[Hunble]

23 February 1998? Sorry Travis, this is kinda "old news", but you did a great job finding this from the archives.

[Neanderthal]

"The best proof of this is the Americans' continuing aggression against the Iraqi people . . . "

Sounds like Osama and Saddam might have a few mutual interests. Saddam was in on this . . .

[HiTech RedNeck]

Is OBL a cleric (pardon my ignorance)? Where does he get standing (within the context of Islam) to issue something like this? Can any fanatic do so?

[AmericanCheeseFood]

I bump this and the comments .

Remember, also that a strategy sometimes used in war is deception .

Cheese .

Got Jesus ?

[Dan Day]

I have been thinking ever since the bombing that this alone should be our justification for killing Bin Laden, regardless of his involvement in the WTC. And we should proclaim to the world that this is our justification and our evidence against him.

That has been my thought as well.

We should say, "regardless of the evidence linking OBL to the WTC/Pentagon disasters, he has previously formally declared war on the USA, so the USA is justified in waging war on him in return, period."

Of course, I also feel the same way about any moron demonstrator waving a "death to America" sign...

[xm177e2]

Bush is saying "you're with us or you're against us," Bin Ladin must be saying the same thing to American Muslims.

Some FReepers have said "you can't be a Muslim AND an American at the same time," apparently that's what Usama believes too. (I'm with you, let's just ask them to show they're Americans and work with us to root out the crazies, then we can accept them as loyal citizens)

Christian loonies like Jerry Falwell and Muslim loonies like Usama both agree America had it coming for religious reasons, left-wing loonies and right-wing loonies all agree we had it coming for political reasons...

This is very strange, the extremists all agree with each other and disagree with all of the moderates. Maybe all of us moderates will have to go to war with the Buchanan/Raimondo/Fonda/Usama/Robertson combined Jihad/Crusade/Anti-Imperialist Revolution/Counter-Revolution...

Just think, if we went to war like that, with one well-tossed hand grenade (or 20mm OICW round) you could kill people from a dozen different political parties...

[the-ironically-named-proverbs2]

I also would like to hear comments from any Moslems reading this. We are told again and again that the Islam is a peaceful religion, but we get quotes from the Koran from Bin Laden justifying his actions. I have a feeling that given the level of fanaticism involved here that "moderate" Muslims in the US who stand firm against violence are probably in danger on 2 fronts: the blind rage of ignorant Americans who lash out at all Muslims, and probably more dangerous the wrath of the fanatic Muslims among us who see them as traitors to the "holy cause". How many moderates will be driven into the ranks of the fanatics? Any comments?

[PjhCPA]

Thanks Travis....bump.