10-05-2003, 01:33 PM
Starting this thread with the following article:
Imam Bukhari backs 9/11 attacks - [url="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=216124"]http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll...how?msid=216124[/url]
Imam Bukhari backs 9/11 attacks - [url="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=216124"]http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll...how?msid=216124[/url]
Quote:As long as the US refused to apologise for the atrocities on Muslims in Palestine, Afghanistan and other parts of the world, there was no question of regretting the 9/11 violence, he stated.
The Shahi Imam was speaking at a function at Shoshtri Hall at Bhendi Bazar, where he released the inaugural issue of a Urdu weekly, Qaumi Jasarat Jadeed.
In a highly controversial speech, he also defended Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban. He said despite the extensive bombing of Afghanistan, the US could not kill Osama Bin Laden, who is believed to be the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks.
"It is Allah's wish that Osama Bin Laden stays alive. The US cannot take away his life," he said amidst the chanting of the slogan Allah O Akbar (God is great).
The US also has been unable to crush the Taliban. There were more than 35,000 fighters in the Taliban and the US cannot hope to wipe them out. The Taliban had taken on the might of Russia and would stand up to the US also.