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To: zonder who wrote (2246)	1/15/2003 7:58:38 AM
From: lorne	Respond to of 15987

Pakistanis called on to kill Americans 'Supreme duty' of Muslims to 'trace out' foe in city, air, sea, desert January 15, 2003 A pamphlet that calls on Muslims to kill Westerners and Christians is being distributed by Islamic fundamentalists in Pakistan. "The non-believers have made the lives of Muslims miserable, leaving them with no option except jihad," says the tract, which has prompted an investigation by government authorities, according to International Christian Concern, a group that monitors persecution of Christians. "It is the supreme duty of the Muslims to trace out Americans, Israelis, Russians, Indians and Westerners, whether they are army men or not, and kill them, whether they are in the city, air, sea or desert," the pamphlet says. Muslims also are instructed not to work with Christians or make a contract with them because they are the enemies of Islam. The pamphlet, printed in the Urdu and Arabic languages, was distributed on Jan. 9 in Balochistan and North West Frontier provinces, ICC said. Pictured on the publication is a monogram of the Muslim holy city of Mecca surrounded by swords. The two provinces are controlled by the MMA, an Islamic party that supports the imposition of sharia law and has been known to shelter Taliban and al-Qaida members. ICC said the MMA recently blamed Christians for the death of three Christian young women and called for the release of an Islamic cleric who was arrested for inciting violence in a Christmas Day attack near Daska in Punjab province. 'Secret Army' Posters and pamphlets calling for jihad have appeared recently in villages in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan amid a report yesterday by Afghan officials that remnants of the ousted Taliban regime have begun regrouping near the southern frontier. Pamphlets distributed Sunday in the Pakistani city of Peshawar say a previously unknown group called the "Secret Army of Muslim Holy Warriors" has claimed responsibility for at least 50 attacks in Afghanistan. The private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press agency said the flier, written in the local Pushto language, was distributed overnight in the Peshawar area, near the border with Afghanistan. The pamphlet cited attacks, mostly on U.S. soldiers and bases, in the Afghan cities of Kabul, Kandahar, Khost, Paktia, Nangarhar and Paktika. It concluded with a pledge to continue attacks on foreign "armies," primarily the U.S. forces hunting Taliban remnants and al-Qaida members. ICC noted that Christians in Pakistan have borne the brunt of a significant rise in Islamic militancy in the country since U.S.-led forces brought down the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Pakistani clerics associate the Christians with the West because of their religious affiliation. worldnetdaily.com

To: zonder who wrote (2246)	1/15/2003 1:08:05 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

could not read the jpost article and, frankly, the pictures in the blog site you posted look like a demonstration and not like a "party". Who knows when that demonstration took place? Why not? it was in English. You can dismiss this if you like. The "parties" I was talking about were the ones taking place in the streets -- they consist of spontaneous demonstrations of joy and more organized demonstrations by the "successful" organization that sent the suicide bomber. I spent about five minutes finding you the stories, it was hardly an exhaustive search. These "parties" happen after ever "successful" suicide bombing, and are routinely reported about, certainly in the Israeli press, to a lesser extent in AP and Reuters. I'll keep you posted if you like. BTW, your original point was that the Palestinians were "apathetic" about Israeli casualties. My answer was that they were not apathetic, they threw parties. Whether the celebrations are completely spontaneous or have some organization is hardly material -- they are still joyful celebrations of suicide bombing.