Iraqi Muslim cleric calls on Iraqis to attack U.S. interests

CBC News ^ | March 14 2003

[knighthawk]

BAGHDAD - A prominent Muslim cleric said in a sermon Friday that Iraqis everywhere must threaten U.S. interests and "set them ablaze."

Abdel-Razzaq al-Saadi's sermon at Friday prayers was carried live on Iraqi state television.

"The entire world, Muslims and non-Muslims, is cursing the intentions of the American administration against Iraq which, God willing, will be frustrated," al-Saadi said.

Al-Saadi's title is imam of Umm al-Maarek, or Mother of All Battles Mosque in Baghdad. "Mother of all Battles," was the war cry uttered by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein before the Gulf War in 1991.

Al-Saadi said in his sermon it is "the obligation for Iraqis and others to threaten U.S. interests everywhere and set them ablaze."

He also urged Americans and the British to rise up against U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

[knighthawk]

A prominent Muslim cleric said in a sermon Friday that Iraqis everywhere must threaten U.S. interests and "set them ablaze."

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[xJones]

Al-Saadi's title is imam of Umm al-Maarek, or Mother of All Battles Mosque in Baghdad. "Mother of all Battles," was the war cry uttered by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein before the Gulf War in 1991.

What an unfortunate name. The Mother or all Battles war cry hasn't done too well in the past. This imam must be well payed by the Mother of All Psychopaths.

[sheik yerbouty]

Smite the jihadists wherever they are to be foubd...

[xJones]

Your spelling today isn't any better than mine. :)

[sheik yerbouty]

I'm a lousy typist!

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Al-Saadi said in his sermon it is "the obligation for Iraqis and others to threaten U.S. interests everywhere and set them ablaze."

He also urged Americans and the British to rise up against U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

He calls on Iraqis to set American interests ablaze while simultaneously calling for Americans to help them out.

It would be a ludicrous offer, if he didn’t find so many takers.

[theDentist]

I'm a lousy typist!

That's OK. They're lousy clerics.

[Calpernia]

They have been training...And They are coming for us!

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[xJones]

I'm a lousy typist!

I'm a lousy speller, and that's even worse. :)

[valleygal]

I heard this on FOX. And he said, "God will give us victory over the infidels in this war."

True remarks....only problem for him is we're the "us".

[knighthawk]

LOL! I see it will take them some time though.

[BeAllYouCanBe]

"The entire world, Muslims and non-Muslims, is cursing the intentions of the American administration against Iraq"[snip]

He may just want to check with some Afghanis who seem pretty happy the Taliban is now living caves. Also, there are many Muslims in Kuwait who would like to see this guy preaching on a remote island -- bound and gagged.