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Al Qaeda Calls for Holy War Against Israel

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Posted on Jul 27, 2006

The terrorist group’s No. 2 leader, Ayman al Zawahri, called for Muslims to rise up against Jews in Lebanon and Gaza until Islam reigns from “Spain to Iraq.”

  • Already, over 250 Iranians have heeded the call, and are headed to Lebanon via Turkey.


    AP:

    Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader issued a worldwide call Thursday for Muslims to rise up in a holy war against Israel and join the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza until Islam reigns from “Spain to Iraq.”

    In the message broadcast by Al-Jazeera television, Ayman al-Zawahri, second in command to Osama bin Laden, said that al-Qaida now views “all the world as a battlefield open in front of us.”

    The Egyptian-born physician said that the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and Palestinian militants would not be ended with “cease-fires or agreements.”

    “It is a jihad (holy war) for the sake of God and will last until (our) religion prevails ... from Spain to Iraq,” al-Zawahri said. “We will attack everywhere.” Spain was controlled by Arab Muslims for more than seven centuries until they were driven from power in 1492.

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    By Mad As Hell, July 27, 2006 at 10:01 pm #
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    “even though zionists are clever about playing the victim & hollering ‘anti-semite’, it’s public knowledge that they collaborated with hitler [who envied & aped the blood tribalism of zionists] in selecting jews fit for zion while abandoning the rest “

    Y’know, I keep trying to tell people that Arabs and Moslems aren’t the enemy, that they are just people trying to get along in a difficult situation.  The enemy is the religious fundamentalist nuts who preach intolerance and violence for their god, no matter the religion.

    Then a tiny-minded shithead like you comes along with this garbage and makes it impossible.

    Next you’ll be quoting from that crude forgery, “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” that was written by the czarist secret police, like it was fact, not fantasy. (and sick fantasy at that).

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    By Collin, July 27, 2006 at 9:43 pm #
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    It is fascinating, even as Mr. Drobny, cofounder of Air America Radio, stated so well, that the anti-Jewish/anti-Israel flavor has now migrated to the Left.

    Look in a mirror, folks.  You are now the enemy that you protest.

    http://www.evangelicalperspective.blogspot.com

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    By No Al-Qaida-No Holy War, July 27, 2006 at 9:31 pm #
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    Israel and the U.S. constantly uses Al-Qaida as a reason to continue to carry out their genocidal attacks on the Lebanese people as well as their attempt to annihilate Islam.

    How about annihilating all religions and attempt to create a UNION of all people? Stop lying, stop killing, and most importantly, stop your bullshitting.

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    By harald hardrada, July 27, 2006 at 5:00 pm #
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    the tragedy of israel is that it’s an illegitimate state for three reasons:

    a) it was created by harry truman when american zionists who controlled the news media threatened to throw their support behind dewey

    b) zionists won’t take responsibility for their own country—they see israel as being the 51st state—they attack any american politician who tries to get israel to grow up [look at how they tarred & feathered senator percy, & then boasted about what they’d done: his example serves a bogeyman to this day]

    c) even though zionists are clever about playing the victim & hollering ‘anti-semite’, it’s public knowledge that they collaborated with hitler [who envied & aped the blood tribalism of zionists] in selecting jews fit for zion while abandoning the rest

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    By Blake, July 27, 2006 at 4:45 pm #
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    What is so amazing is that the Lebanese want to encourage tourists to their country. But how can tourism and Hezbollah coexist?

    The Lebanese have to choose - whether they want to have a country controlled by Hezbollah - who have purely Islamic interests - or the elected government who will look out for the country as a whole – in all its diversity.


    Most Islamic territory - was gained by violence, from Spain to India - but Islamic people have to know that today - if they attack others - they will be resisted. And in a modern world, where Islam is looking increasingly backwards, is now forced to impose itself on its own people and in the vain hope of the return of its glorious past – believes that it needs to impose its beliefs on rest the world.

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