[Reader-list] Embrace Islam or it is Hellfire for you

[Aditya Raj Kaul]

Strangely... similar e-mails from me are being not posted on the forum. I
had recently posted an announcement for a prayer meeting for the tragic
death of a photo-journalist in New Delhi. Even that wasn't allowed. Wonder
what is the reason.

Aditya Raj Kaul

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Britta Ohm <ohm at zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:

> I wonder why a mail with this heading - which seems quite unrelated to
> the complexity of the mail contents - appears to have gone straight
> onto the list, whereas a CFP for a planned conference panel on art,
> media and politics in Turkey that I had posted was held back by the
> administrator for proclaimed reasons of a 'suspicious heading' and has
> not appeared on the list until today.
> Britta
>
> Am 06.01.2010 um 14:56 schrieb Kshmendra Kaul:
>
> > "Anjem Choudary: an open letter to families of British soldiers in
> > Afghanistan"
> >
> > (Anjem Choudary, the Muslim cleric, has written an open letter to
> > the families of British soldiers who have died in Afghanistan, or
> > who are serving there, to explain his reasons for planning a protest
> > march in Wootton Bassett. It reads:)
> >
> > 3rd January 2010
> >
> > May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon those who follow the
> > guidance.
> >
> > Following the public announcement of an impending procession by
> > islam4uk (a branch of Al-Muhajiroun) through the Market Town of
> > Wootton Basset we thought it only appropriate that we provide an
> > explanation and a little more about the purpose behind the
> > procession, especially to the family and friends of those who have
> > died there and who may have been led to believe that it is merely an
> > act of incitement or provocation.
> >
> > We begin by inviting all non-Muslims to Islam, the perfect and most
> > beautiful way of life, a favour from Allah (God) to mankind to take
> > him out of the darkness of worshipping his own desires to the
> > exclusive worship, submission and obedience of Allah alone, without
> > partners and to testify the Messenger-ship of the final Prophet
> > Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). We urge
> > you to embrace Islam and save yourselves and your family from the
> > hellfire and not to believe the lies and distortions which the
> > Western media and non-Islamic regimes would have you believe about
> > Muslims and their true intentions. Islam means submission and the
> > Muslim is the one who submits to the will of God in his life. Verily
> > the Messenger Muhammad told us that whoever heard his name from the
> > Jews and Christians and did not believe would be held accountable
> > for that on the day of judgement.
> >
> > We start by pointing out what many wise people already know i.e.
> > that the British public have once again been lied to by their
> > politicians about the war in Afghanistan. What began as a fight for
> > freedom and democracy and to protect the human rights of the
> > civilians and to find Sheikh Usama Bin Laden (by the use of B52
> > bombers) has today become a campaign to protect the security of the
> > British public back home and it has gone from being a campaign which
> > could be completed without firing a weapon within 3 years to one
> > which could go on for 40 or 50 years with a heavy cost to the
> > participants.
> >
> > In actual fact the foreign policy of the USA and UK is not about
> > protecting the rights of Muslims or propagating democracy and
> > freedom nor is it about the threat posed by the people in
> > Afghanistan to the British public at all, but rather it is to
> > establish their own military, economic, strategic and ideological
> > interests in the region. The rich resources of Afghanistan, its
> > position on the cusp between the Indian sub-continent, Southern
> > Russian, Asia and China and its populations call for the Shari'ah
> > are the real reasons why the military has sought to establish a
> > permanent role there, no matter what the cost to the lives and
> > wealth of the indigenous people or indeed their own. Pivotal in this
> > is the desire to prevent Muslims from running their own affairs and
> > establishing an Islamic State if they so wish but rather to maintain
> > a puppet in the area (Mr Karzia) to maintain and protect Western
> > interests.
> >
> > In order to create an atmosphere where these greedy objectives can
> > be accomplished the Western and even Eastern media have constantly
> > shown atrocities being committed against the ordinary people of
> > Afghanistan and Pakistan, in markets, universities and public
> > gathering places and have then blamed these on the perceived enemy,
> > in order to discredit any legitimate struggle for liberation and in
> > order to demonise them in the eyes of the world and thereby justify
> > the occupation and real intentions. The truth about such bloodshed
> > and mayhem is only now becoming public knowledge after information
> > about the real perpetrators has emerged (such as the CIA related
> > agency Black Water). The billions of dollars paid to the Pakistan
> > regime by the USA/UK alliance and to the Secret services in
> > Pakistan, their army and to the Karzai Afghan regime by way of
> > bribes has led them to slaughter their own citizens with the help of
> > the USA/UK and to then blame the Taliban in an
> > attempt to subdue those seeking liberation to fulfil their right to
> > run their lives by divine law and to protect the US/UK military and
> > economic interests. With additional atrocities being committed by
> > the USA and UK through indiscriminate air raids and other operations
> > the number of ordinary Muslim men, women and children who have been
> > killed has reached horrendous proportions. Not to mention the
> > torture and abuse of basic rights by the occupiers in Afghanistan,
> > such as in Bagram Air Base, the case of Dr Affia Siddiqui being a
> > clear and brutal example.
> >
> > There is no doubt in most people's minds that the final conclusion
> > to the current conflict in Afghanistan has already been written.
> > Ultimate victory for those fighting in their own backyard, familiar
> > with the mountains and plains and their supporters who struggle to
> > protect their sanctities from the foreign aggressors cannot be
> > denied. The signs for this are already appearing with incohesive
> > thinking among the British and American chain of command, the
> > crippling effect of the war on their economies back home and the
> > depression of the soldiers realising that there is no real moral or
> > ethic reason for them to murder innocent men, women and children to
> > fulfil their politicians agenda. Blaming a lack of equipment is one
> > of the ways in which politicians have tried to shift the focus. It
> > is noteworthy that unlike among the US and UK soldiers, there has
> > not been one reported suicide or attempted suicide among those
> > resisting occupation.
> >
> > As a consequence this can only mean much more destruction for the
> > USA and UK sons and daughters sent by their uncaring leaders to
> > their deaths. After all this would not be the first time that this
> > region has acted as a grave yard for empires in history, notably the
> > British and Russians.
> >
> > It is worth reminding those who are still not blinded by the media
> > propaganda that Afghanistan is not a British Town near Wootton
> > Basset but rather Muslim land which no one has the right to occupy,
> > with a Muslim population who do not deserve their innocent men,
> > women and children to be killed for political mileage and for the
> > greedy interests of the oppressive US and UK regimes.
> >
> > The procession in Wootton Basset is therefore an attempt to engage
> > the British publics minds on the real reasons why their soldiers are
> > returning home in body bags and the real cost of the war. The
> > conflict in Afghanistan is not an ‘honourable' defence of British
> > values and a cause for the British to remain secure, rather the
> > presence of the US and UK forces in Afghanistan is the cause of
> > instability in the region and a cause of insecurity for the British
> > people back home. The parades, the speeches about soldiers doing
> > their duty and the feeling of patriotism has obfuscated the reality
> > of the conflict and the murderous crimes being committed by the
> > occupiers and their agents. The British public is blissfully unaware
> > of what is being done in their name by the Blair/Brown regimes and
> > were the truth known no doubt the pressure to withdraw all troops
> > immediately would be much greater.
> >
> > It is our desire to end the cycle of violence and the quagmire in
> > which we find ourselves in today in Afghanistan. For the British
> > public to do their duty and force their regime to save their
> > children from death and destruction, from an oppressive and costly
> > campaign and to stop the occupation of Muslim land. We realise that,
> > especially in times of war, we are up against a very sophisticated
> > propaganda machine and no doubt raising awareness about the painful
> > truth of this conflict will unleash a torrent of abuse from the
> > media and government against us, who have their own predetermined
> > agenda, however the world is today also small enough for those
> > wishing to verify the truth to be able to do so via the many news
> > and information outlets.
> >
> > Mr Anjem Choudary
> >
> > UK Head of Al-Muhajiroun
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/6930015/Anjem-Choudary-an-open-letter-to-families-of-British-soldiers-in-Afghanistan.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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