Saturday, March 20, 2004
Juxtapositioned
From Sydney to Tokyo, Madrid, London, New York and San Francisco, protesters condemned U.S. policy in Iraq and said they did not believe Iraqis are better off or the world safer because of the war.
Compare and Contrast:
The following is a translation of a statement from the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigadesclaiming responsibility for the Madrid bombings. The statement was published in Arabic in the London based newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi. In the Name of God In its last statement ...2 March 2004, Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades promised that it was preparing more attacks. Here the brigade is keeping its word. The death squad (of the Abu Hafs Al-Masri Brigades) succeeded in penetrating the crusader European depths to strike one of the pillars of the crusader alliance - Spain - with a painful blow. These bomb attacks were part of settling old scores with the crusader Spain for its war against Islam. Where is America to protect you today, Aznar. Who is going to protect you, Britain, Italy, Japan and other hirelings from us? ... We, in Abu Hafs al-Masri, did not feel sad for the death of the so-called civilians. Is it lawful for them to kill our children, women, the elderly and men in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, and Kashmir and unlawful for us to kill them back. (The statement then refers to Quranic verses saying that Muslims should retaliate with equal force if attacked). Stop targeting us, release our prisoners and leave our land and we will stop attacking you. The people of the US allied countries have to put pressure on their governments to immediately end their alliance with the US in the war against terror (Islam). If you persist we will also continue … We want to tell you the Death Smoke Squad will reach you soon, and then you will see your dead in their thousands – God willing … This is a warning … . . . Therefore, all cells are to be on alert. Action will start at (time and code given ) [but not in *this* article . . . -- C] – Do not forget to debilitate, ... We would like to announce to all Muslims in the world that 90% of the preparations of operation "Wind of Black Death" designed to be performed in America has finished and will be performed soon, God willing (at the Mujahidin's convenience). Believers will celebrate the victory of God. Warning to the nation:- Avoid being close to the civil and military installations of America and its allies. ... Signed by "Abu Hafs al-Masri/al-Qaida" and dated 11 March 2004.
So they're still pissed about the Crusades [1096 - 1300ish] And they talk as if is were the West who started this. I guess that is what seems logical when one believes that there is only one capital-T-Truth and that Truth entitles one to kill anyone and everyone who doesn't see things the same way. ptui. Get the hell away from me -- all'oya!
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