Jehadi website ping: (let me know if you want on or off)
Posted on 09/26/2003 12:33:53 PM PDT by JohnathanRGalt
Freeper help is requested -- we need to respond point by point to this Muslim Taqija . The results of our research may appear in the Washington Times as a rebuttal when this letter is published:
Complaint - The Washington Times 10 September 2003 |
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| September 24, 2003 | www.1924.org |
| Francis B. Coombs Jr. Managing Editor The Washington Times 3600 New York Avenue Washington, D.C. 20002, USA 23 September 2003 Re: Complaint – The Washington Times 10 September 2003 Dear Sir, This is a letter of complaint concerning an article published in the Washington Times on the 10th of September 2003. The article was entitled “Al Qaeda uses Web sites to draw recruits, spread propaganda” and was written by Neil Doyle. The article states:
I write on behalf of the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain. We would consider that the article in question has alleged that:
The article presents little or no evidence to substantiate these allegations. As for the first allegation, Hizb ut-Tahrir is a political party whose ideology is Islam. The party works throughout the Islamic world to resume the Islamic way of life by re-establishing the Islamic Caliphate. The party adheres to the Islamic Shari'ah in all aspects of its work. The party’s methodology considers violence, terrorism or armed struggle a violation of the Islamic Shari'ah. Its work is solely intellectual and political. It has never concealed either its aims or its methodology which are outlined explicitly in its publications which are widely available throughout the world in multiple languages and formats. Hizb ut-Tahrir is a political party that engages in intellectual and political work and does not involve itself in militant actions. In the book, ‘Concepts of Hizb ut-Tahrir’, the translation of which is available on its official website, it states: “The Messenger used to call for Islam in Mecca while it was full with vile and immorality. He did not do anything physical to remove it. The tyranny and oppression, poverty and need were quite apparent, and it was narrated that he did not perform any action to ease or remove these things. He would pray in the Ka'aba, while the idols were above his head, but he didn’t destroy any of them.. All he did was to undermine the Meccans’ gods, belittle their thinking, expose their actions as erroneous and restrict himself to verbal and to the intellectual aspect. However, when he had established the state, and opened Mecca, he did not tolerate any of the idols, nor fornication (fisq) and fujoor, nor oppression or suppression, nor poverty or need he removed them all. Therefore, the block, while it carries the Da’wah, is not allowed to practice, as a group, any other actions other than the intellectual aspect of the Da’wah.” In Hizb ut-Tahrir’s Media Information Pack it is very clearly stated that: “Though Hizb ut-Tahrir committed itself to be open, clear and challengingly in its call, it restricted itself to political actions alone and did not exceed them by resorting to material actions against the rulers or against those who opposed its call, following the example of the Messenger of Allah who restricted himself in Makkah solely to the call and he did not carry out any material actions until he had migrated to Madinah.” The assertion that Hizb ut-Tahrir is attempting to attract volunteers to fight in Iraq is therefore incorrect. As for the second allegation, Hizb ut-Tahrir has no association, past or present, with any other Islamic or non-Islamic movement, party or organisation by name or deed. Hizb ut-Tahrir has no association with Al-Qaeda or Osama bin Laden. Hizb ut-Tahrir is not known by any other name throughout the entire world. It has signed all of its leaflets, books, political analyses and other publications with the name Hizb ut-Tahrir ever since its formation in 1953. A letter published in Time Magazine, in response to similar false allegations, said “Hizb ut-Tahrir has no current association with “Al-Muhajiroun (the Migrant’s Movement)”. Hizb ut-Tahrir is a political party whose ideology is Islam. The party works throughout the Islamic world to resume the Islamic way of life by re-establishing the Islamic Caliphate. The work of the party is intellectual and political. The party considers violence or armed struggle against the regime, as a method to re-establish the Islamic State, a violation of the Islamic Shari’ah.” [Page 15, Time Magazine, October 21 2002]. A letter from Wiggin & Co solicitors [29 October 2002], acting on behalf of Arena Magazine, to the UK Press Complaints Commission, in response to similar false allegations carried by Arena Magazine, said “Our clients are happy to accept that Hizb ut-Tahrir is not seeking to recruit people for the purposes of terrorist activity and as an organisation supports the non-violent promotion of Islam, Shariah law and the Islamic Caliphate.” In addition, in relation to the arrests of members in Russia, even superficial journalistic work would have revealed these to be a complete sham. This is what Associated Press wrote of the arrests: “Activists: Detention of 55 was Sham A triumphant announcement by security officials that 55 members of a banned Islamic group had been detained was a sham designed to show that Russia is fighting terrorism, a human rights group said Tuesday. Only two people have been charged as a result of the raid on a bakery that employs immigrants from Central Asia, and the detainees' alleged membership in any extremist organizations is far from certain, the Memorial human rights group said. The Federal Security Service announced earlier this month that its agents, working with police, had detained 55 members of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, a secretive Islamic organization banned in Russia and several Central Asian countries. In a statement, the FSB called Hizb-ut-Tahrir a "terrorist organization," although the party renounces violence. In reality, police rounded up workers at the bakery, wrote down their names and passport numbers and then let most of them go, said Vitaly Ponomaryov, head of Memorial's Central Asia program. About eight people were brought to a police station, and all but two were released within days, he said, citing conversations with those who were freed. The remaining two, Kyrgyz citizen Alisher Musayev and Tajik citizen Akram Dzhalolov, are accused of illegally possessing explosives and ammunition. Both deny their guilt. "In essence, the people who are unable to protect us from real terrorism fabricate cases in order to get themselves more stars on their uniforms and build their careers," Ponomaryov said at a news conference. A duty officer at the FSB said she had no information about the case. However, the FSB's official June 9 statement implies that Musayev and Dzhalolov were the only ones charged. The statement identifies only Musayev and Dzhalolov by name, calls them the "leaders of the cell," and describes the explosives and ammunition allegedly found in their possession. It says the two are under investigation. The FSB said authorities also found Dzhalolov and Musayev in possession of Hizb-ut-Tahrir pamphlets. The pair's lawyer Vladimir Chumak said additional charges of inflaming ethnic hatred could be brought against them in connection to the pamphlets. Chumak said both his clients deny their guilt and any connection to Hizb-ut-Tahrir. "This is the first time they've ever heard of the organization," he said in a telephone interview. Chumak also suggested the explosives and ammunition may have been planted. For example, police asked Dzhalolov, who lived on the bakery's premises, to point out his bed. They then led him away and brought him back 15 minutes later to show him what they claimed to have found, Chumak said. Hizb-ut-Tahrir, or the Liberation Party, aims to unite all Muslims under a caliphate ruled by Islamic sharia law. It emerged in the Middle East and spread to Central Asia in the 1990s.” A press release from the media office of Hizb ut-Tahrir (14/6/03) said: “The fact that Hizb ut-Tahrir is a political party that does not use material actions, is a matter too well known for the spokesman of the Russian secret service to hide or deceive the people about. Similarly, the campaign to arrest the members of the Hizb and plant explosives with their books will not change the reality of the Hizb in the sight of the masses, especially the intellectuals and politicians. Rather, it will only lead to a further decline in the credibility of the Russian media and its other services. The services of a state that has any self-respect, will seek to correct an erroneous report that it has announced. Will the Russian security service and the media start to correct the report they announced regarding the presence of explosives with the books and leaflets of Hizb ut-Tahrir, especially when they know with certainty which services have planted the explosives with the books and leaflets?” As for the third allegation, Hizb ut-Tahrir started its work in al-Quds (Jerusalem) in 1953 under the leadership of its founder - the honourable scholar, thinker, able politician, and judge in the Court of Appeals in al-Quds (Jerusalem), Taqiuddin an-Nabhani. Omar Bakri is not the founder or leader of Hizb ut-Tahrir and neither does he have any association with Hizb ut-Tahrir by word or deed. In a press release issued to the international media by Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain on April 22 2002 it was stated that “In the light of recent counterfactual media reports, Hizb ut-Tahrir (The Liberation Party), Britain, wishes to point out that Omar Bakri Mohammed has no association with Hizb ut-Tahrir by name or deed. In addition, Omar Bakri Mohammed does not speak on behalf of Hizb ut-Tahrir.” A letter published in Time Magazine, in response to similar false allegations, said “Sheikh Omar Bakri is neither a leader nor a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir (The Liberation Party). He has no current association with Hizb ut-Tahrir by name or deed. Hizb ut-Tahrir was formed in 1953 in Jerusalem under the leadership of its founder Taqiuddin an-Nabhani. It was not established by Sheikh Omar Bakri.” [Page 15, Time Magazine, October 21 2002]. We therefore consider that all of these allegations are false, incorrect, unsubstantiated and wrong. In view of this we would ask you to remedy this situation by printing a prominent written retraction and apology at the earliest opportunity that points out that the allegations made by your newspaper were in fact incorrect and unfounded. Thanking you in advance of your reply. Yours faithfully, Dr Imran Waheed Representative of Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain |
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Tells me about all I need to know.
Note: Since they are writing this letter from the UK to the USA, how are they working to 'resume the Islamic way throughout the Islamic world?
Non-sequitor. The material they self-quote doesn't say anything that limits them from launching or supporting any manner of mischief or mayhem in Iraq, or anywhere else. It's basically a rationalization of why they should not do so in their home base, in Britain. IOW, "hey, guys, we got it good here, don't screw it up."
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