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THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"In a world of fugitives, the person going in the
right direction seems to be
running away." [T.S. Eliot.]
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DID YOU KNOW?
More than 80% of the people of
AFRICA
are
Muslims, yet African-Americans are
not helped by the power structure in
America
to
connect with Muslims in
Africa.
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SAUDI ARABIA:
Islamic sources in U.K. are asserting that the
Saudi government has murdered
two Imams opposed to the U.S. presence. Also, for
the first time in recent
months, there was a clash on the northern Arabian
desert border between
mujahideen
and Saudi security in which several
Saudi policemen were killed, three
according to some reports.
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KASHMIR:
Islamic fighters in Kashmir appear to have
regrouped and have launched
several attacks on the
Indian
army searching for
them in the mountains.
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PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSAIN IS ALIVE: Raises battle
cry of Allahu Akbar!
CALLS FOR
JIHAD
AGAINST U.S. and BRITISH
OCCUPATION FORCES
UNCOVERS TREACHERY OF
EGYPTIAN,
JORDANIAN, SAUDI
RULERS
[With special thanks to David Irving's web site.]
[We have finally received English translation of
Saddam Hussain's two
messages published by Al-Quds al-Arabi in May.
These are written LONG HAND in Arabic
and it is almost impossible to fake such lengthy
handwritten Arabic letters.
Our sources say that these letters confirm that
Saddam Hussain is alive and
has emerged in the role of mujahid.
The content of the letters could also
explain the spate of attacks on
U.S. troops in the last 10 days in which 11 U.S.
troops were killed and 19
injured.]
[On June 1, U.S. troops were attacked WITHIN
BAGHDAD and this time the
U.S. refused to reveal its losses, though first
reports indicated consisderable
casualties. For the first time after the war,
Iraqis fired mortars at U.S.
troops.]
Al-Quds al-Arabi, London, Saturday, 10 May 2003.
The following is the text of the second
handwritten
letter attributed to President Saddam Hussein,
which al-Quds al-Arabi received yesterday.
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the
Mercy-giving.
"And they both said, Our Lord, we are afraid that
he
will crack down upon us or tyrannize. He said,
fear
not, for I am with you both. I hear and I see."
[al-Qur'an, 20:45-46].
From Saddam Hussein to the people of great Iraq.
Iraq. 6 Rabi' al-Awwal 1424 H., 7 May 2003.
Rise to jihad! Rise to jihad! Rise to jihad!
Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His
blessings!
To the people of great Iraq,
Your brothers' jihad has begun every day to
inflict
continuous losses on the American and British
criminal
enemy. Be with your brethren, for God is with
them.
"Cling firmly together to God's rope, and do not
separate. Remember God's favor towards you when
you
were enemies; He united your hearts so you became
brothers because of His favor. You were on the
brink
of a fiery pit, and He saved you from it! Thus
God
explains His signs to you, so that you may be
guided."
[al-Qur'an, 3:103]
You see the cowardly occupier killing some of
your
brothers, sisters, and children every day with
his
hateful bullets, without his crimes being
condemned by
those who conceal themselves under human rights,
nor
even by those to whom they apply.
In your time, the time of greatness, of the
united
homeland, and of security, there was no one who
would
open the door to rob your country.
I say that the American and British invaders have
stolen from your wealth in antiquities and your
oil,
indeed they have stolen from the banks more money
than
they are declaring. Let everyone know that your
banks
were full of money in various currencies,
belonging to
depositors and to the state. The invaders, who
will
steal your oil and your wealth, have taken the
money
too. It is not a new thing about
Bush
or Blair
that
they are thieves, and they are murderers.
I am not revealing a secret now when I say that
the
amount of money that the states around Iraq have
spent
since 1968 and until now in order to harm Iraq
because
of its noble Arab nationalist positions and to
prevent
its rising, if that amount had been spent on the
liberation of
Palestine
and its reconstruction,
that
task would have been accomplished. Indeed it
would
have been enough to liberate all the occupied
Arab
lands from
Israel
and from others.
And while the
Syrian
regime embraced the
oppositionists, and they are traitors, and
permitted
them to share information with the
CIA
and
Britain, it
did not permit resistance fighters to remain even
for
a matter of days. The same thing has been done
by the
Jordanian regime, which has been promoting the
Zionist
program since it signed the shameful Wadi Araba
Agreement. As to the Saudi regime, which
permitted
the invaders to pollute the land of the Prophet
(may
God's peace and blessings be upon him), it alone
spent
against Muslim, Arab nationalist Iraq more than
the
mind can envisage, in service to the Zionist
enemy and
America.
At one time they said "the Americans are here to
protect us from Israel", but it became clear that
the
intention was to facilitate aggression against
Arab
Muslim Iraq.
As to the debauched, lying, traitorous, Kuwaiti
regime
that has sold out its honor, its land, and its
dignity, we say that they are 'Alqamis [Ibn
al-'Alqam
was a prime minister who negotiated the surrender
of
Baghdad to the Mongol hordes in 1258] against the
Arab
Nation, just as there was an 'Alqami in Baghdad
among
the filthy traitors. The ruling group in Iran
practiced hypocrisy and plotted against the Arabs
and
Islam making use of all its viciousness. It
embraced
America's spies against Iraq. It helped the
blockade
of Iraq. And in addition to that, they are the
only
ones who benefit from what is going on. They took
part
in the plot against the Taliban and they acted
the
same with Iraq. Now they will never have a role
in
plotting except in favor of the regimes that are
opposed to American imperialism. Over the course
of
many years
Turkey
has permitted American and
British
airplanes to kill your brothers and sisters and
the
children of your country as have the cowardly
traitors
of the Saudi ruling family.
We have suffered a great deal. Now our brothers
in
Syria will discover that they have done wrong
against
us when they took part in the war against us in
1991,
and as Iraq was subjected to wars and blockade
lasting
13 years, as well as during the continuous air
raids
that allowed the aggressors to enter the country.
What happened to Iraq has afflicted everyone who
wants
to live in dignity, whether they be regimes,
parties
or even information
media,
with fear. Those who
have
submitted have submitted, and they have been
compelled
even to find substitutes for such vocabulary
words as
"jihad" and religion".
People of great Iraq!
There are many secrets that, if we told them,
would
transform the "facts" and people's convictions
about
certain persons and events. But the reality now
that
we must act upon is resistance to the occupation,
kicking them out and crushing them. I ask, what
has
Jordan gained by providing information against
Iraq
and its leaders to the invaders? What has the
land of
Nejd and al-Hijaz gained by supporting the
occupation
forces until now with instruments, tanks,
airplanes,
food, and drink? They lie and try to conceal
their
crimes when they say "we are providing
humanitarian
assistance". As for the Iranian regime, beware!
They
are racists who have no connection with the
Islamic
struggle.
People of great Iraq!
Only those who are resisting the occupation are
thinking in terms of a unified Iraq. Whoever
extends
his hand to the invaders is not thinking about a
unified Iraq. Unite! Respect one another! And
cooperate! Do not evict the person who possesses
rented property, and do not attack one another.
The
money of any one of you is a trust in the care of
his
brother, or his neighbor, or of the whole of
Iraq.
Remember that you, Arabs, Kurds, Turkomans, and
other
citizens, are brothers and sisters in religion
and the
homeland; and that you, Sunnis, and Shi'is are
Muslims
and brothers and sisters in the homeland.
I wish to tell you that whoever says that they
are
victims of the regime, do not believe them. Some
of
those with weak souls wish to find a place with
the
occupier. Still others came along with the
occupier
in the first place.
As to the Iraqis abroad, I ask them to help their
brothers and sisters immediately and with advice.
Encourage them to resist the occupier. Whoever
is
able to help his brother, let him do so.
Everyone preserve the homeland. Everyone mount
resistance. Do not! Do not! Do not let them at
your
oil and your wealth! Resist! Resist! Resist!
And
boycott the occupier and his supporters. This is
a
religious and patriotic obligation.
In the Battle of the Airport, there took place a
battle of such enormity and ferocity, with your
brothers the sons of Iraq in the army and the
people,
that the American criminal losses totaled more
than
two thousand killed and a greater number injured,
their equipment destroyed, damaged, or captured.
If
the photographers had been allowed to take
pictures at
the airport they would say that these were
pictures of
a holocaust that was visited upon them in that
battle.
But then there was the treachery from certain
persons
who attached no importance to their religion,
their
homeland, their Arab Nation, and their honor, and
in
return for a price which, however large it was,
would
still be a paltry sum in comparison with the harm
that
they have inflicted upon Iraq and the Arab
nation.
We fought with manliness, honor, nobility, and
greatness and we were not defeated so long as
faith in
God remained in our souls, so long as the jihad
was
our choice, and the resistance our response.
The invaders have created a situation of
insecurity in
Iraq. Theft, murder, rape and looting were among
the
things they brought with them. Dishonor will
remain
their lot, and it will not pass without God's
reckoning.
Look how those who call themselves an Iraqi
opposition
came offering support to the occupier so that he
could
rob them, occupy their homeland, and split them
off
from their Arab Nation and recognize the Zionist
entity! Whether they wore the turbans of
religious
leaders or American-style hats makes no
difference so
long as they inflict on their people this pain
and
occupation.
People of united Iraq! All those who gathered to
decide the course of how you will be ruled are
traitors who facilitated the aggression and
occupation. You will not find a single honorable
person among them.
I call on you, Iraqis, to make the mosques a
center
for resistance and support for religion, Islam,
and
the homeland. Make the enemy feel that you hate
him
in word and deed.
This great Iraq belongs to all of you; not to any
individual. It is a support for and an integral
part of the Arab Nation and the Muslim world
community.
And when there is time and a place to review our
experience, we will do that in democratic spirit
that
does not submit to any foreigner or Zionist.
Support your religion and your brethren. Advise
the
rest of the Arabs and Muslims so that the rupture
that
you can see does not happen. Be for your Arab
Nation
so that the people of the Nation will be for you.
And
if you see the enemy wants to take Syria or
Jordan or
Saudi Arabia or Iran, help those people in
resisting
him; for they, despite their regimes, are your
brethren in religion or Arabism. Help Kuwait and
the
rest of the Arabian Gulf states, and Egypt and
Jordan
and Turkey, to get rid of the American enemy.
God is greatest! Rise to jihad! Rise to jihad!
Long live Iraq, Arab, Muslim, united!
Long live Palestine, Arab and free from the
Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River!
God is greatest! And may the despicable be
despised!
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The second handwritten message,
After one handwritten message and one recorded
message.
Saddam Hussein
6 Rabi' al-Awwal 1424. 7 May 2003.
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[THIS ONE IS ADDRESSED TO THE ARAB PEOPLE.]
Al-Quds al-Arabi, London, Monday 12 May 2003.
The following is the text of the third
handwritten
message attributed to Saddam Hussein that al-Quds
al-Arabi received yesterday.
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the
Mercy-giving.
And if they turn away, say: 'God is sufficient
for me,
there is no god but Him, in Him I put my trust
and He
is the Lord of the tremendous throne.'
[al-Qur'an, 9:129]
From Saddam Hussein to the Great Arab people and
the
people of Iraq, an integral part of this people.
To those who remain fervent on behalf of this
Arab
Nation, to all of you, Peace be upon you and the
mercy
of God and His blessings!
I send this message of mine to you in the
difficult
conditions through which the Arab Nation is
passing,
and Iraq is a part of this nation. I write to
you
this evening, in which the night has closed in to
envelop us in its shade, without electricity,
making
writing a difficult undertaking in the pitch
dark.
But the struggle will never cease. The resistance
will
never end. And night must indeed be followed by
day.
Great Arab people!
I have pledged to God to die a martyr and not
surrender to the cowardly and murderous American
and
British enemy. If the first round was dominated
by
the treason committed by people who sold out
their
religion, their nation, their homeland, and their
honor; the conclusion will be written by none
other
than the Believers in God, by those who will
expel the
murderous invader thieves. As I say farewell to
young
men and women who go off to carry out missions
against
the murderous, cowardly enemy, I remember at
every
moment pure Arab, Islamic history. The future is
built by people like those, just as it will be
built
by the children of the mujahid and great
Palestinian
people.
The Arab states neighboring Iraq, and also those
that
do not neighbor Iraq, are traitors who have
unleashed
an opposition against themselves. When the
aggression
began, they were among the aggressor forces.
These
states facilitated the communications and the
movements of those traitors with the CIA, the
Mossad,
and British Intelligence. Iran and Turkey in the
same
way facilitated these communications.
It is not strange that those whom Iran had
embraced
entered Iraq under the protection of the American
and
British forces. The same was done by Turkey,
Syria,
Jordan, and the depraved Saudi ruling family, and
by
hose who have sold out their land and honor in
the
regime of occupied Kuwait. I confirm to you that
the
first-rank leaders did not surrender or betray.
They
were handed over by traitors or their hand-over
was
carried out by the two regimes in Syria and
Jordan
along the borders. I am saying this so that you
will
know that the entry of the enemy into Baghdad was
not
easy even with the existence of treachery. We
fought
while we were under blockade for 13 years, and we
now
face more than 500,000 criminal invaders and more
than
one intelligence agency has worked against us.
In
fact all the Arab intelligence agencies those
surrounding Iraq and those further off would
supply
American intelligence with free information under
the
heading of showing their devotion.
This is in addition to the equipment and means of
communication that we were being denied. But in
spite
of that, if it had not been for the treason, we
would
have been able to stand steadfast for years
bleeding
the enemy and not allowing him to enter Baghdad.
After what has happened, I call on those of you
who
still retain their fervor for your Arab nation
and
your religion, I call on you directly and I do
not
call on your regimes to act under the banner of
jihad, the banner of 'God is Greatest', each in
accordance with his ability, capability, and the
measure of his or her faith. This jihad begins
for
everyone with the following:
1. Boycotting the American, British, and Zionist
enemy.
2. Refusing to give any concessions to any of
their
personnel or institutions, even refusing to
transport
them in taxis or to rent out housing to them.
3. Refusing to hold talks with any of them, so
long as
the slogan of such talks is not "No to the
American,
British, and Israeli occupation!"
4. Boycotting the goods of these states and of
all
those who support the aggression.
5. Non-cooperation with any Iraqi individual,
political party, or group if they speak for the
criminal occupier or if they agree with or
support the
occupation.
6. Make your governments hear your voices and
make
them remember when you are with them that you are
all
sons and daughters of one country and one Arab
Nation.
7. The real struggle must not threaten public or
private property. As to those who embark on
jihad
with their spirits in the path of God and the
Arab
Nation, their behavior and means are known to all
of
us.
During the start of the aggression, I used to
hear
your voices, great Arab people of ours, and I saw
the
very manly and dignified positions that you took.
But
unfortunately, the Arab regimes were not up to
your
level of understanding and feeling.
So I did not ask the president of Egypt to fight
on my
behalf, but we did ask that he prevent the
passage of
the invaders' weapons through the Suez Canal and
through Egyptian airspace. Yet 95 percent of the
forces and equipment that killed your brothers
and
sisters in Iraq passed through the Suez Canal.
The
feebleness of the Egyptian regime was one of the
reasons for these situations. Since the passing
of
the historic leader Gamal Abdel Nasser, and
despite
the differences of opinion in assessing his
experience, he was able, on the basis of his
personal
purity and clarity, to commit Egypt with all its
weight to make of it a leader of the Arab people
and
of those who love the cause of liberation from
occupation. I say frankly that the Islamic world
community and Arab Nation have never brought
forth
regimes so treacherous as those that we have
witnessed
in the regimes of Egypt, the Saudi dynasty, the
Sabah
dynasty [in Kuwait], the Jordanian regime, and
the
regime of Qatar which has the duty of washing
off
the disgrace of the permission it granted to the
criminals of the aggression to plan their crimes
and
their aggression against Iraq. Nor has the
Islamic
Community ever brought forth regimes so
treacherous
and contemptible as the regimes in Iran and
Turkey.
Our great Arab people!
Let your slogan be "No to the occupation in word
and
deed!" Let that begin with the man in the street
and
rise to the communications
media.
Expose the aggressor! Do not spread their lies;
all
of them are murderers!
You whose weapon is the word, reject the
occupation
and aggression!
Brother and sister Arab intellectuals, writers,
journalists, photographers, artists! You are
called
upon to expose the cowardly occupier and his
crimes.
Do not permit those who support the occupier, or
who
offer excuses for him, to exist in your midst.
You in
the sports field, reject the occupier! Boycott
him
and his teams and their supporters. Let the
boycott
encompass all fields so that all your voices will
rise
against the occupation!
You are our hope, not the regimes. If the
leadership
of Iraq has been subjected to all that it has
been
subjected to because of its patriotic and Arab
nationalist stances against imperialism and
Zionism,
then the path of jihad will continue to be the
path of
this leadership as we have chosen our slogan to
be
"Martyrs in the path of God, or jihad until
victory!"
God is greatest!
Long live the Arab people!
Long live the Iraqi people, who are an
inseparable
part of the Arab people!
Long live Palestine, free and Arab, from the
Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River!
And may the despicable be despised!
The third handwritten message.
Saddam Hussein.
8 Rabi' al-Awwal 1424.
9 May 2003.
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