Taleban call for holy war

BBC ^ | February 8, 2003 | Rahimullah Yusufzai

[Indy Pendance]

The former Taleban regime of Afghanistan has issued a rare statement urging Afghans to take part in a jihad (holy war) against US-led coalition forces based in the country.

It said the Taleban considered the possible US attack on Iraq as a continuation of the crusades against Muslims and an onslaught on Islam.

The message was faxed from an unknown location in Pakistan and signed by Mohammad Mukhtar Mujahid, styling himself as a spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the name used by the Taleban while they were in power.

A senior Taleban leader, requesting anonymity, later confirmed that the communique was drafted on the directive of their supreme leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar.

Karzai 'puppet'

Addressed to the "Muslim and Mujahid nation of Afghanistan," the communique accused the US of committing aggression against their homeland and turning it into a colony.

It maintained that Afghanistan was insecure and unstable even after 13 months of foreign occupation.

Arguing that Afghan religious scholars had endorsed jihad against the US and the "puppet" government of Hamid Karzai, the Taleban communique said all the Afghans should wage the holy war under Mullah Omar's leadership.

It said Omar had appointed two Taleban leaders - Mullah Biradar and Mullah Obaidullah (a former defence minister) - as commanders of the new jihad.

Warning

Mullah Omar, who is wanted by the US, went into hiding after the Taleban were ousted in December, 2001.

According to the communique, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan warned all Afghans loyal to the US and the Karzai Government to dissociate themselves from their work or face consequences.

It gave a similar warning to political and media organisations and non-governmental organisations.

The countries that had sent their troops to Afghanistan in support of the US were also threatened with reprisals and reminded of the fate of the British and Soviet forces in Afghanistan.

The statement appealed to the Islamic countries to forge unity in their ranks to rid Muslims from the "yoke of the Western imperialism" and to win the rights of the peoples of Palestine, Kashmir, Chechnya and Afghanistan..

[Paul Ross]

And Omar and Bin Laden are Saddam Insane's Sock-Puppets!

[Iwentsouth]

They had already called Jihad several times.

I call B-52

Bingo!

[Cindy]

JIHADONLINE.com
http://www.jihadonline.com

Yep, the enemy is everywhere --- and is weak, weak, wea, we, w......

[Frank_2001]

I think those Islamowackos have rocks in their heads. Will they never learn that Jihad is futile? Send'em to Allah anyway!

[NEWwoman]

LOL!

[Izzy Dunne]

warned all Afghans loyal to the US and the Karzai Government to dissociate themselves from their work or face consequences

... And STOP calling us terrorists or we'll ... we'll ... we'll blow something up!

[Cindy]

Then there's that money thing going on.....How's the enemy fund raising going? Bad economy I guess...that's the way it is in jihad land.

WWW.MOQAWAMA.ORG - ISLAMIC RESISTANCE SUPPORT ASSOCIATION: "The Daily Report"

[Porterville]

My family called it in 711 A.D. we kicked your asses out of Granada in 1492 and as a Spaniard I still want revenge

[Cindy]

"Taleban Calls for Holy War"....

Well, now, maybe the Taleban is calling for a "Holy War", but GOD has something different in mind...Obviously, God is not consulting with the Taleban on this issue.

[Cindy]

"The former Taleban regime of Afghanistan has issued a rare statement..."

Yep, it seems to be a real rare message, because your communications keep getting disrupted, really big 404 time. I heard the Talebban is using donkeys for messengers...Oh no, that's the DnC....CORRECTION: I heard you're passing messages via messengers on donkeys. How's that working for you?

[goody2shooz]

Karzai let Muhammed Omar go free, a gesture made to establish peace in Afghanistan and end the strife. Magnanimous, but a major mistake. I wonder if Karzai recognizes it as so.

Perhaps that is why he will not try for a second term as President, and I wonder if he will even remain in Afghanistan after his first term in office ends.

There have been many attempts on his life and the situation in Afghanistan will only get worse if Pakistan doesn't checkmate the Taliban and Al Qaeda soon. Can't say I blame him for leaving.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

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[Husker24]

Why would we want that sh*thole as a colony?

[Husker24]

What are you talking about?

[stevem]

How long before someone calls for a Holier War? Will we ever get to the Holiest War?

[Indy Pendance]

When I read this article, I first thought I was reading an old archive.

[Porterville]

The Moors were a nomadic people from North Africa; originally they were the inhabitants of Mauretania. They invaded Spain, taking their Islamic religion and culture with them, in 711, where they overran the Visigoths. They spread northward across the Pyrenees into France, but they were turned back by Charles Martel and his Frankish knights in 732.

In Southern Spain,the Moors established the Umayyad caliphate in Cordoba. The court grew in wealth, power, and culture. Other cities full of Moorish culture were Toledo, Granada, and Seville. The Moors never established a stable central government. In the 11th Century the caliphate fell, and Moorish Spain was captured by the Almoravids, who were supplanted in 1174 by the Almohads. During this period, Christian rulers continued efforts in Northern Spain to recapture the south. In 1085 Alfonso VI of Leon and Castile recaptured Toledo. Cordoba fell in 1236, and one by one the Moorish strongholds surrendered. The last Moorish city, Granada, was captured by Fernidad V and Isabella I in 1492. Most of the Moors were driven from Spain, but two groups, the Mudejares and Moriscos, remained.

[Indy Pendance]

Isn't Mullah Omar the one eyed loony that pretends to drive a car?

[Nick Danger]

It's come to this: the mighty Taliban is now reduced to sending junk faxes into what used to be their country. And the BBC thinks this is worth writing about.

I got some toner cartridges I'll fax 'em about. That oughta make the 6 o'clock news.