headline from walla walla union bulletin: radical yemeni cleric urges muslims to kill americans -- sermons of anwar al-awlaki, 39, have influenced militants in attacks or attempted attacks on u.s. soil
cairo (ap) -- a u.s. born islamic cleric linked to attacks by al-qaida in yemen on u.s. targets called for muslims around the world to kill americans in a new video posted on extremist websites today. [see here at atlas shrugs.: jjjay.]
anwar al-awlaki, 39, is one of the most prominent english-language radical clerics and his sermons advocating jihad, or holy war, against the united states have influenced militants involved in several attacks or attempted attacks on u.s. soil. yemeni officials say he may have blessed the recent mail bomb plot, though he may not have taken an active part in it.
al-awlaki has in past messages encouraged muslims to murder american soldiers adn justified the killings of american civilians by accusing the united states of intentionally killing a million muslim civilians in iraq, afghanistan and elsewhere. but this message appeared stronger, arguing that no justification was need.
in his 23-minute message delivered in arabic, al-awlaki said because all americans are the enemy, clerics don't need to issue any special fatwas or religious ruling allowing them to be killed. he was dressed in a traditional yemini garb -- a white robe, turban and a sheathed dagger -- and wore round spectacles while sitting behind a desk.
"don't consult with anybody in killing the americans," he said. "fighting the devil doesn't require consultation or prayers seeking divine guidance. they are the party of the devils," he added. it is "either us or them."
al-awlaki, who ws born in new mexico to yemini parents, has used his web-site and english-language sermons to encourage muslims around the world to kill u.s. troops in iraq and has been tied by u.s. intelligence to teh 9/11 hijackers ["jihackers": jjjay.] and to umar farouk abdulmutallab who tried to blow up an airliner over detroit on christmas last year with explosives hidden in his underwear.
he was also in contact with maj. nidal malik hasan, the army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in november at the fort hood, texas military base. [not to put too fine a point on it, but hasan murdered 13 of his fellow soldiers, and wounded many others, a betrayal of his fellow soldiers exacerbated by the fact that he had treated them as a healing physician, and because many of the killed were his colleagues in the army medical service, fellow practitioners & fellow soldiers.: jjjay.]
u.s. investigators say since he returned to yemen in 2006, al-awlaki has moved beyond just inspiring militants to becoming an active operative in al-qaida's affiliate there.
on friday, al-qaida in the arabian peninsula, teh terror group's offshoot in yemen claimed responsibility for sending bombs through the mail in packages addressed to the u.s. the bombs were found at airports in england and dubai, united arab emirates before they exploded.
short excerpts from the al-awlaki video posted today were released on october 23, two weeks before the mail bombs were uncovered. but this was the first full posting of the video.
al-awlaki also attacked rulers in the arab world, particularly yemen, describing them as corrupt and he called on religious scholars to declare them "non-muslims" for betraying the muslim people.
"kings, emirs, and presidents are now not qualified to lead the nation, or even a flock of sheep," he said. "if the leaders are corrupt, the scholars have the responsibility to lead the nation."
he added that these leaders would have to be removed for the muslim people to move forward.
the only way muslims can protect themselves from the threat of the infidels is by supporting the "mujaheedin," he said, referring to the al-qaida fighters.
"if we support the mujahedeen, we will win it all and if we let them down, we will loose it all," he said.
fini.
john jay @ 10.11.2010
full link to the post at atlas shrugs: http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2010/11/media-darling-celeb-imam-calls-on-muslims-to-kill-americans-at-will-it-is-either-us-or-them.html
p.s. i have written many times that this nation is under full attack by islam. and, i have written that each of us, as citizen & as individual, has an inherent right to defend from this islamic onslaught including the right to kill our attackers. you may access and read these posts from this source, which indexes these articles.
now, mr. awlaki, or "all wackie" as i think of him, advances the notion that any muslim may kill any american without excuse, and without recourse to seeking the approval of an islamic cleric or seeking guidance from allah: he has given every muslim carte blanche to kill every american, on the basis that we are all in league with the devil.
do you really think that we are not at war with islam? the cleric awlaki thinks that islam is at war with us. do you really think that you do not need to be prepared to defend yourself in this war?
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