Abu Musab al Zarqawi: In His Own Words

Posted by Robert on June 8, 2006 10:18 AM

Words of a dead mujahid, sentiments of living mujahedin. From [1] ABC News:

Sept 2004 - "The mujahideen will give America a taste of the degradation you have inflicted on the Iraqi people" — statement accompanying a video of the beheading of U.S. hostage Eugene Armstrong.

Jan 20, 2005 - "The fruits of jihad come after much patience and a lengthy stay in the battlefield…which could last months and years."

Jan 23, 2005, a week before Iraq's parliamentary election — "We have declared a bitter war against the principle of democracy and all those who seek to enact it."

April 29, 2005 - "We promise God that the dog…Bush will not enjoy peace of mind and that his army will not have a good life as long as our hearts are beating."

May 18, 2005 - "The killing of infidels by any method including martyrdom (suicide) operations has been sanctified by many scholars even if it means killing innocent Muslims…The shedding of Muslim blood…is allowed in order to avoid the greater evil of disrupting jihad."

July 5, 2005 - "We declare that the Iraqi army is an apostate, agent army allied to the crusaders and came to destroy Islam and Muslims. We will fight it."...


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2006/06/abu-musab-al-zarqawi-in-his-own-words.html

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[1] http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=2052321&page=1