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"You must return the rights of the people you have erred against . . . or pay the price," by Hala Jaber for The Sunday Times:
The leader of Fatah al-Islam has threatened Britons with “destruction through resistance and attacks” for their government’s policies in the Middle East.
In a recent interview with The Sunday Times, Shakir al-Abssi, whose militant group is locked in a battle with the Lebanese army, said: “I advise the British people to cease their destructive policies in the Islamic world and to take an example of the fate of the United States, which is on its way to destruction.
“We tell the British people to exercise pressure on their government not to continue to be the arm and tail of the United States. They must understand that it is in their interest to ensure that unless we as a people are safe, they cannot be safe as a people themselves.”
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Abssi was refusing to meet us in person, apparently because we were women and it would contradict his Islamic teachings.
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During the interview Abssi blamed Britain for most of the ills of the Middle East.
“The British are the primary cause of the Middle East problems and they should be correcting their errors in the region and returning the rights of the people they erred against instead of blindly following the policies of the Americans,” he said.
“Is it just that we should accept their slaughtering of us and our people, and do nothing for fear of being labelled terrorists?” He spoke calmly, with none of the ranting of some jihadists, but it was clear he believed attacks against the United States and Britain would be justified.
“The crime is for them [Britons] to follow the Americans in their policies. If they want to be safe, especially since they are the principal culprits in the region, then they should now start supporting and backing the oppressed people,” he said.
He argued that both the US and Britain had preached democracy in the Middle East, but failed to recognise the democratically elected Palestinian government on the grounds that it was Islamist.
“How can we swallow this or even accept it? So yes, we do not denounce attacks against the United States. Under what logic should we, given what it is doing in Palestine and the region?” he said.
Demonstrating the fallacy of the Bush administration's Wilsonian designs on Iraq, Abssi admits the democratic process can and will be used to undermine the West-- if it continues under the illusion that introducing democracy alone can instill a nation with the values that have enabled it to be a force for good in the West.
But Abssi is not lashing out only at Britain: "Islamist militant in Lebanon vows to fight U.S.: report," from Reuters:
"We say to you, the guardians of the American project, the Sunni people will be leaders in fighting the Jews, the Americans and their loyalists," Abssi said, referring to Lebanese leaders.
Posted by Marisol at May 27, 2007 7:23 AM
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The leader of Fatah al-Islam has threatened Britons with “destruction through resistance and attacks”
this said from the rubble where he stands bombed by the Lebanses military.
This same leader of Fatah al-islam is too fearful of islam to meet with women. such brave souls these islamists..
Yes democracy does not mix with islam and that will be the destruction of islam, as when you give people a hint of freedom it wont be long before they demand and fight for more. Democracy must be fought for and fought to keep it.
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at May 27, 2007 8:01 AM
If the US is on its way to destruction (not), may the rest of the world follow quickly in its wake - a circumstance to be emulated.
America is great and these cavedwellers are where they should be, in darkness.
Posted by: dgene at May 27, 2007 8:16 AM
America is great because we are free to think and criticize ourselves openly - we see it as a strength, not a weakness. Only dictatorships see it as a weakness. This strength allows us to reinvent ourselves.
It's not the quality of the land the US possesses, it's not the quality of the good the US exports, it's the quality of the ideas we propound for the world to chew. Therein lies our greatness. Cavedwellers just cannot stand it, it makes them livid with rage.
I am fairly sure that the anti-america wave in Germany is waning and that the Max Mustermann (Mr. Joe Average) is waking up and starting to realize that big brother is not only big but also inherently good.
Posted by: bonncaruso at May 27, 2007 9:16 AM
“The crime is for them [Britons] to follow the Americans in their policies. If they want to be safe, especially since they are the principal culprits in the region, then they should now start supporting and backing the oppressed people,” he said.2-in-1: seething and whining and a customary veiled threat against the British. Seems like they are all consulting the same handbook on public relations for Islamists.
//dolphin,
CAGE co-founder.
http://www.acage.org/
at May 27, 2007 9:28 AM
We’re not on the path to destruction, it’s called the path to reformation. Thanks for the assist Abssi. You'll love what comes next.
Posted by: pez at May 27, 2007 11:11 AM
"[...]which is on its way to destruction."
-> "Take off every Zig!!"
Posted by: I<3Crusades at May 27, 2007 11:23 AM
Isolationism of the West . That's the only solution i can think of. We need to completely stop ALL immigration from Islamic lands into the West. we need to have a ZERO tolerance /deportation policy toward any and all Islamists who commit even the smallest act of treason or commit crimes in their Religions name. we need to stop ALL aid / loans / and WESTERN developement in their lands , and we need to tighten our borders and Slam the door shut. The only way we will truly be safe is for the camps to be split in two. US and THEM . Let them stand 100% on their own and let time do it's thing. We tried to be understanding. we tried to help. we shared our technology only to have it used against us. we tried. they lied , killed , cheated and basically did exactly what we SHOULD have expected all along.
It's no longer our duty to help Islam. Islam needs to grow up on it's own or perish by it's own hand.
Posted by: MoBlows at May 27, 2007 12:41 PM
Rumors of our destruction are highly exaggerated.
Posted by: pismopal at May 27, 2007 12:59 PM
Everyone needs to see this. In fact I should have sent it to Robert to post......
Hamas Spokesman "Honored" Guest at English Literacy Festival:
http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1278
You have got to be kidding me!!!
Posted by: Bonniea at May 27, 2007 2:30 PM
Would complete absense of any US, UK or western personnel or forces in all of the middle east change one single thing with these jihadists?
Would they not want Israel wiped out regardless?
Would they not seek globalization just because infidels exist?
One listens to their rants about the imperialists and occupiers in every speech, but would they not switch to a new reason to wipe us out if we left them completely alone in isolation?
I think not.
Posted by: sounder at May 27, 2007 3:13 PM
I meant, I think it does NOT matter what we do!
Posted by: sounder at May 27, 2007 3:15 PM
"fate of the united states"? "which is on its way to destruction"???
Taken in conjunction with the rest of their timely & weekly synchronized orchestrations, just one more imminent threat looming.
Wow...they must be pretty excited about this upcoming hit of theirs, since it's the same basic stuff not just coming from sunnis or shia, but a unified front.
Keep the powder dry...something's definitely up.
Posted by: jcom972 at May 28, 2007 2:46 AM
This guy is lashing out in every direction. Only a panicked snake or a rabid dog does that...
Posted by: duh_swami at May 28, 2007 3:06 AM
No doubt about that one...but desperate or not, the eeriely similar echoes of the same orchestrated script, repeated over and over, despite minor variants, is disturbing...and suggests something much bigger than this clown.
Posted by: jcom972 at May 28, 2007 6:53 AM
The leader of Fatah al-Islam has threatened Britons with destruction through resistance and attacks.�
Yeah whatever�.
Tell you what, when the Fatah al-Islam movement can join with the plethora of other 'for Islam' groups, amass a navy with landing craft and modern jet fighters and finally park them off the coast of Dover, then I will accept that they are a threat to my homeland.
Otherwise they can get back in their holes and pray that the Muslims down the road don't get their hands on them first.
at May 28, 2007 4:17 PM
Bagdad Bob boasted "There are no Americans in Bagdad!!!".....he said this as the M-1 Abrahms tanks rumbled in the background....
Posted by: exsgtbrown at May 29, 2007 11:01 AM
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