August 14, 2002

Muslim radicals in Britain issue 'holy war' warning

Radical Islamic leaders in London issued a thinly-veiled threat yesterday that the United States and Britain could face a terrorist onslaught akin to the September 11 attacks if they go to war on Iraq.

Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, a preacher from north London, said he and other radicals would issue a fatwa, or religious edict, telling Muslims how to respond to the "evil" of an attack.

In my opinion, these Islamist b*stards are just looking for an excuse, like their "brothers in jihad" the "Palestinian" "militants" who declared the Intifada back on (who knew it was "off?") in Israel yesterday.
What I'd like to know is if this promised fatwa on Britain still goes if the U.S. attacks Iraq unilaterally?
This must be one of the reasons that media organs like the Guardian are changing their tune to one that is more pro-War (See in today's Guardian
"The US has got it right: the case for war is irresistible: Regime change in Iraq will benefit the country and the region")
It definitely had Bellicose Woman Kathy Kinsley reaching for her smelling salts in Aunt Pitty Pat fashion, it was such a shock to her and all of us warbloggers coming from that EUro-weenie notoriously peacenik mouthpiece!