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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (144)	11/11/2001 11:03:13 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

'We will replace the Bible with the Koran in Britain' ........................................... 'We will replace the Bible with the Koran in Britain' Islam and the West: Observer special Paul Harris and Burhan Wazir in London Jason Burke in Peshawar Sunday November 4, 2001 The Observer On a brisk Thursday night outside Finsbury Park Mosque in north London, Abdul Qassim and his friend Mohamed Salim were talking of war. They look like typically articulate and casually dressed young Asians. But they want to fight for the Taliban. 'I'd never have previously considered going off to fight. But this is serious. Very serious. And something has to be done,' said Qassim. Qassim, 26, and Salim, 22, are members of al-Muhajiroun, followers of firebrand Islamist Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohamed. They had gathered at the mosque along with 50 other young Asian men to hear their leader speak. Fiercely uncompromising in their interpretation of Islam, the members of al-Muhajiroun are dedicated to their faith. But there can be a price to pay. Last week the group announced the death of at least three of its British members in Afghanistan. It said they had joined the Taliban to defend Islam, but were killed by an American bomb. Qassim and Salim walked into the mosque and began to wash before prayer, removing their socks and shoes at a sink. Salim looked approvingly at the bearded Bakri, dressed in white robes and seated by the microphone. 'I have pledged myself to what he says. It's a promise and one that I intend to keep. I'd do anything he'd ask me to,' he said. The duo listened as Bakri began to condemn, with characteristic flair, Britain's war against terrorism. 'The British Government has to be stopped,' said Bakri. 'Blair knows that he is wrong. And he will pay for it. We will remodel this country in an Islamic image.' Waiting until his followers stopped giggling at the vision of an Islamic state of Great Britain, Bakri continued: 'We will replace the Bible with the Koran.' observer.co.uk

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (144)	11/11/2001 11:06:36 AM
From: Scoobah	Respond to of 32591

I am sure that the US will encounter many of these live bombers, as will the Northern Alliance, but I am also confident that any US soldier will have gunned these assholes down long before they get close enough to do any damage: Here is more evidence of Iran's growing problem with those seeking freedom: Khatami speaks a good game about freedom and reform in Iran, but as these 25 will soon learn, there is no room for talk of free society in Iran. news.bbc.co.uk Sunday, 11 November, 2001, 15:14 GMT Iranian dissidents on trial President Khatami (right) is 'concerned' at arrests By the BBC's Jim Muir Twenty-five dissidents have gone on trial in Iran, accused of plotting to overthrow the country's Islamic regime. The hearing is being held behind closed doors in the capital, Teheran. The defendants are part of a liberal opposition group, the Freedom Movement, which was banned in March. The trial is part of a campaign by the hard-line judiciary against advocates of greater democracy. Iran's more militant face The prosecution has been condemned by international human rights groups, and by reformists within Iran, including President Mohammad Khatami. Security was tight around the revolutionary court in central Teheran as the trial got underway. Journalists were barred from the court, and were not allowed even to stand outside in the street. Lawyers for the accused have been warned not to talk to the press, so information is scarce. 'Plot' details sketchy The 25 opposition activists on trial are accused of acting against national security and plotting to overthrow the regime. These charges could carry the death penalty, although all but six of the accused were eventually released on bail after being arrested in April. The arrests were part of a broader crackdown by the hard-line judiciary against liberal figures advocating greater democracy. They were seen as part of an ongoing struggle between diehard conservatives, who control the judiciary, and reformists led by President Khatami. Concern in parliament Members of the reformist-dominated parliament are also concerned. Four parliamentary commissions have asked for members to be allowed to attend the trials. Reformist leaders say political trials should be held in public before a jury. Intelligence Minister Ali Younessi had earlier reported to parliament that the Freedom Movement's activities did not justify the charges laid against its members by the judiciary. An international human rights organisation, Human Rights Watch, said the court proceedings fell far short of international standards for fair trials. It said the only crime of the accused was to have exercised their right of free assembly and expression, adding that they were being used as pawns in a power struggle.