Terrorism by Mujahideen is 'Blessed'-'Within 20 Years, British Society Will Have A Muslim Majority'

MEMRI ^ | 9-16-08 | Sheikh Omar Bakri

[SJackson]

Lebanese Islamist Sheikh Omar Bakri: Britain's Problem – 'Its Law Is Not the Law Sent Down by Allah'; Terrorism by Mujahideen is 'Blessed'; 'Within 20 Years, British Society Will Have A Muslim Majority'

Following are excerpts from an interview with Lebanese Islamist sheikh Omar Bakri, which aired on OTV on August 22, 2008.

To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1848.htm .

"The Problem With Britain Is that Its Law Is Not the Law Sent Down by Allah"

Sheikh Omar Bakri: "This is true Salafism: Pure and complete religious preaching, and we only brandish our weapons against those who fight us. If we are fought and prevented from calling people to join Islam, a right that everybody has... You call this 'freedom of expression,' but I call it a religious duty to preach for the sake of Allah. If I am prevented from performing this duty, I must either defend myself or emigrate. They prevented me from doing this in Britain, so I emigrated to Lebanon."

Interviewer: "What is your problem with the British? We all know that you left before they decided you would not be allowed to return, and revoked your British citizenship, even though your family still has citizenship."

Bakri: "The problem with Britain is that its law is not the law sent down by Allah. This country says that it implements democracy, freedom of expression, personal liberties, and the right to own property, but when I expressed my belief by preaching to Islam - there was an impressive response in the universities, and George and Michael became Omar and Abd Al-Rahman, and Jane became Hadija...

"Within 20 Years, British Society Will Have A Muslim Majority"

"When they saw that Islam was spreading in British universities at an unprecedented rate, and that the non-Muslims - the Hindus, the Christians and the Jews - were accepting Islam at an average rate of 21 people a day, it began to endanger their society. Within 20 years, British society will have a Muslim majority. Of course, this cannot be allowed by this secular regime, which wants to strip society of any religious values connected to Allah.

[...]

"In cases of self-defense, there are victims, who are not intentionally targeted. They are killed by mistake, as collateral damage, not intentionally... When America bombs Sudan, Somalia, and Iraq, and sows destruction, the Muslims have the right to retaliate, and then there might be victims.

[...]

"Why do people say that Islam is being distorted today, when these are jihad operations against an enemy occupying Muslim lands? What's the difference between America in Iraq and Israel in Palestine?"

Interviewer: "There is a difference between fighting an American or Israeli soldier, who is occupying my land..."

Bakri: "When the American soldier takes off his uniform and wears pajamas, it becomes forbidden to fight him?"

"There Are Two Types of Terrorism, Blessed and Deplorable - [The Mujahideen's] Terrorism is Blessed"

Interviewer: "Was there a military base in the Twin Towers, which were destroyed?"

Bakri: "It was not just the Twin Towers, but also the U.S. Department of Defense... The 9/11 operation is a matter subject to personal judgment. Some people were against, and others supported it…"

Interviewer: "When explosives are placed on trains and in coffee shops... If I am under occupation, and I carry out attacks against it, that's one thing..."

Bakri: "You can call such operations terrorist operations par excellence. But today, America represents the camp of Western terrorism, and there is another camp of terrorism within Islam. But there are two types of terrorism: Blessed and deplorable. The same is true with regard to violence. Violence can either take lives or save lives. In both cases, it is violence. America's violence is meant to take lives, and so its terrorism is deplorable, whereas the violence the mujahideen use for defense and retaliation is meant to protect lives and defend honor. Their terrorism is blessed. Not all terrorism is deplorable.

[...]

"The problem with Hizbullah is that it believes in resistance for the sake of the land. We believe that fighting for the sake of land..."

Interviewer: "... is forbidden, because fighting should be for the sake of Allah."

Bakri: "I was created from mud, I fight for the mud of Shaba', and I will be buried in mud - my entire history is muddy... I fight for the sake of God who lives and does not die. I fight to glorify the word of Allah. If in Lebanon, they would fight to glorify the word of Allah, I'd say: Fine, let them fight for Shaba', liberate it, and instate the law of Allah. But if all they want is to liberate the Shaba' Farms, and then instate what is known here as the 'Lebanese law' - I do not accept this."

Interviewer: "You are talking about Lebanon as if you do not belong here."

Though I Was Given British Citizenship, "I Refused to Swear That I Would Obey the Queen or the Laws - I Obey Only Allah and His Messenger"

Bakri: "I belong to Islam. I did not belong to Britain when I lived there. I was a Muslim living in Britain, now I am a Muslim living in Lebanon, and tomorrow I will be a Muslim living in Iraq. God only knows, I may be a Muslim in prison."

Interviewer: "So why did you take British citizenship?"

Bakri: "I didn't take it. They gave it to me."

Interviewer: "So why didn't you reject it?"

Bakri: "I did not carry their ID. I did not have a British passport. I used a Lebanese passport to get back here."

Male guest: "They took it away from him."

Interviewer: "Why didn't he reject it beforehand?"

Bakri: "They took away my right to become a citizen. They didn't give me a passport because I refused to pledge allegiance to the queen. My wife and children got passports because they were born there. I refused to swear that I would obey the queen or the laws. I obey only Allah and His Messenger."

[Camel Joe]

Wake up Great Britain, wake up to the new danger surrounding you. You must now fight them in the halls of knowledge as well as on the beaches, but you MUST fight them.

“If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.” Winston Churchill

“How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property - either as a child, a wife, or a concubine - must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. “ — Winston Churchill

[TejanoJim]

He is right about one thing: Britain will have a muslim majority very soon!

[Travis McGee]

bttt

[Devilinbaggypants]

"I obey only Allah and His Messenger."

As he interprets it of course...that wonderful message of misery, hatred, bigotry and death...sent by Allah and his messenger...it's ok to beat your wife...it's ok to kill a non believer...you know all that peaceful stuff that wacky messenger brings...you just gotta love him!

[SJackson]

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[spetznaz]

Is this an event that should be classified under suicide? After all, the British seem to be doing all that they can to bring their nation down. Ranging from their sailors getting kidnapped by Iranians in zodiac inflatables (even when a British destroyer is nearby), to taking down posters of dogs because (somehow) such posters might be offensive to Muslims (I NEED to know how a poster of a puppy is offensive ...I know dogs are not pure in Islam, but a poster of a puppy!!!!).

I actually do not feel much sympathy for them. After all, this (in my opinion) is simple suicide. What I do feel though is concern, since Britain is a nuclear power with a formidable defense system (sure, the funding may be going down ....apparently India will have a bigger defense budget by 2012), but they still have ballistic missile submarines prowling the oceans armed with Trident SLBMs.

If it wasn't for that I'd just write this off as another 'sad' suicide. However there are some repercussions.

[John Leland 1789]

The Brits might ask if they could establish another colony in North America.

[rangeryder]

"Is this an event that should be classified under suicide? After all, the British seem to be doing all that they can to bring their nation down. Ranging from their sailors getting kidnapped by Iranians in zodiac inflatables (even when a British destroyer is nearby), to taking down posters of dogs because (somehow) such posters might be offensive to Muslims--"

I'd worry about Britian too, but since the exact same thing is happening in America on a slightly slower pace, our concern should be with our homeland. There are now many cities in the U.S. where large sections are Islamic holes, replete with mosques blaring out their 'call to prayer', (to Satan), five times a day. Mosques are being built from sea to shining sea at an alarming rate, foot washing tubs are being installed in airports and schools, Mohammedan cab drivers refuse to pick up people with dogs or carrying alchohol, organizations like CAIR are causing legal problems for U.S. citizens, public schools are teaching about Islam and taking children on "field trips" to mosques, our government is stepping all over Christianity in an effort to bannish it from the public sphere while bowing to Islamic concerns, and we should worry about Europe?

[nclaurel]

With all their own obvious issues, daily we read about them telling us how we should vote. For what possible reason would we care what they think about our election?

[gallaxyglue]

It's basically already taken place. Just travel in Britain—in London, all Muslims. At Oxford and Cambridge, all Muslims. What a pity! Where is the Britain of small villages, thached roofs, civilization, Shakespeare?

Where is the life that once we led? Where is it now? Totally dead! (Brecht Three Penny Opera: The Army Song)