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And then, sympathizers would accuse government forces of destroying the mosque themselves. Lal Masjid Update. "Suicide bombers hiding in mosque, claims Musharraf," from Reuters:
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf yesterday said suicide bombers from an Al Qaeda-linked militant group are holed up in a mosque in the centre of the capital, Islamabad.
Authorities have been locked in a tense standoff for months with clerics and students associated with Lal Masjid, who are pushing for imposition of Taliban-style social values in Islamabad.
Clerics at the mosque had threatened suicide attacks if government used force against them. Speaking to reporters, Musharraf said militants of Jaish-e-Mohamed, an Al Qaeda-linked group fighting Indian rule in Kashmir, were hiding in the mosque.
“They are indoctrinated people,” he told a workshop on journalism. “There are also people associated to Jaish-e-Mohamed. They have explosives. Many of them are ready to carry out suicide attacks,” he added.
Musharraf, who survived two Al Qaeda-inspired assassination attempts, said the government had tried to resolve the standoff through negotiations to avoid bloodshed in the sprawling mosque complex.
“Action is ready but timing is important,” he said. “I am not a coward person ... but the issue is tomorrow you will say what have you done. There are women and children inside,” he said.
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Maulana Abdul Aziz, chief cleric of the mosque, said his followers would carry out suicide attacks if the government used force.
The date of this statement is unclear from the article, but nonetheless telling, and the cleric certainly has not retracted it:
“If the government carried out an operation then we will follow the way of jihad... our male and female students can carry out suicide attack as a last option,” he said, his face covered with a scarf.
Posted by Marisol at June 30, 2007 12:05 AM
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“If the government carried out an operation then we will follow the way of jihad... our male and female students can carry out suicide attack as a last option,” he said, his face covered with a scarf.
Can I quote you on that. Jihad means killing and being killed.
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at June 30, 2007 12:14 AM
Since he is not sufficiently ruthless to use force, here are some suggestions for pervez:
1) No electricity, No water, No food.
or
2) A River of sewage from an accidentally damaged pipe, just uphill.
Come to think of it, I offer the same suggestions to olmert, in reference to gaza.
at June 30, 2007 12:15 AM
Jihad, what on Earth is that?
Bukhari does immediately pop to mind.
001.002.025 001.002.035 001.010.505 002.015.086 002.024.547 002.026.594 002.026.595 003.029.084 003.031.121 003.046.724 004.051.033 004.052.041 004.052.042 004.052.043 004.052.044 004.052.056 004.052.079 004.052.081 004.052.085 004.052.087 004.052.088 004.052.104 004.052.112 004.052.113 004.052.127 004.052.128 004.052.129 004.052.130 004.052.144 004.052.146 004.052.208 004.052.217 004.052.248 004.052.311 004.052.317 004.053.352 004.053.412 004.056.839 005.057.018 005.058.140 005.058.240 005.058.254 005.059.425 005.059.598 005.059.599 005.059.600 005.059.602 006.060.040 006.060.041 008.073.001 008.073.003 009.089.308 009.093.519 009.093.549 009.093.555 009.093.625
Posted by: awake at June 30, 2007 12:31 AM
oops, data overload.
http://www.usc.edu/cgi-bin/msasearch
at June 30, 2007 12:34 AM
Can't we declare a jihad on Islam? I mean, whats good for the goose.......
"Islamophobes of the world, Unite!"
at June 30, 2007 2:24 AM
President Pervez Musharraf yesterday said suicide bombers from an Al Qaeda-linked militant group are holed up in a mosque in the centre of the capital, Islamabad.
from the article
The answer should be obvious. Let them stay there. Whatever food or water is in there will run out. If they want, they can always blow up the mosque themselves. Otherwise, let them starve. There are women and children in there? Well, why are they there?
Cordon off the "sprawling mosque complex". No one gets out unless it's to surrender. A military man like Musharraf should understand that.
Posted by: PMK at June 30, 2007 7:13 AM
del wrote:
"2) A River of sewage from an accidentally damaged pipe, just uphill.
Come to think of it, I offer the same suggestions to olmert, in reference to gaza."
Ah, but would they notice?
at June 30, 2007 7:55 AM
Shades of Clinton and Reno at Waco between the lines here...the difference is that Reno called the charge and attacked defiant Christians. Clinton gave his approval, too.
Musharaff wouldn't have any problem here if these extremists were Christians instead of his fellow Muslims.
Posted by: BurkasforHitlery at June 30, 2007 8:38 AM
Ah I see. Then they must be junior extremists.
Posted by: Timur at June 30, 2007 5:28 PM
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