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To: Rarebird who wrote (67233)	4/12/2001 3:56:49 PM
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Muslim activists urged to prepare for war Thursday, April 12, 2001 The Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Osama bin Laden, a Saudi dissident wanted by the United States on terrorism charges, urged hard-line Islamic activists Wednesday to prepare the next generation for jihad, or holy war. Bin Laden's statement was issued during a convention in which some 200,000 students from Muslim nations worldwide celebrated the teaching of an Islamic school that inspired Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia. Dar-ul-Uloom, the 143-year-old school in Deoband, India, is the ideological inspiration of the Taliban, as well as most hard-line Islamic groups in Pakistan, including the conference organizers, Jamiat-e-Ulema or Organization of Islamic clerics. Bin Laden urged wealthy Muslims to support the Taliban with money to be used to rebuild their war-shattered nation. His statement, which was not read aloud at the convention, also urged the new generation to train for holy war. "Issue a call to the young generation to get ready for the holy war and to prepare for that in Afghanistan because jihad in this time of crisis for Muslims is an obligation of all Muslims," he said in the Arabic-language statement. "I appeal to you to teach Muslims that there is no honor except in jihad in the way of God." Successive speakers at the conference were sharply critical of the United States and the United Nations, and loudly denounced sanctions against the Taliban. The three-day convention ended Wednesday with resolutions calling for Muslim unity against "anti-Islamic forces," as well as the closure of foreign-funded aid organizations accused of corrupting society. The sanctions, imposed in January, were an attempt to press the Taliban to hand over Bin Laden for trial either in the United States or in a third country on charges that he masterminded the bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa. Copyright © 2001 North Jersey Media Group Inc. bergen.com