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U.S. Assault on Afghanistan: Shameful Bullying of a Defenseless Nation
Flag Wavings Remind us of Lynchings of Black People
Fascism Rising in the Name of Patriotism
Media Telling Lies by Omission: No Dissenting or Islamic Faces on TV
{FIRST THE WAR NEWS: Kandahar is solidly in Taliban hands 8 days
after
we announced its fall. Mullah Omar and Mujahid Osama are both alive.
Prayers
around the Muslim world are being held for their honor and dignity,
victory
or martyrdom. Konduz in the north is holding out, a heroic unheard of
resistance. One Muslim for every 10 mercenaries attacking them in
Konduz,
3000 against 30,000, plus daily bombing by B-52s. These 8 days of
terrorism
from the air are etched in Islamic history. Tragedy of the
international
Islamic community is unfolding in Konduz as the U.S. is determined not
to
allow anyone who believes in the Qur'an's UMMAH concept to survive.
Several
hundred Islamic volunteers have already been blown to bits by B-52s.
The U.S.
air force is playing god. The Zionist-Imperialist dance of death goes
on
every day over Afghanistan: the blood of martyrs mixes with the soil
of
Afghanistan in the blessed month of Ramadan}
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WOL RADIO'S ASTONISHING PROGRAM ON NOVEMBER 18, 2001
Wilmer Leon is one of those unusual and rare people in America
who
have the ability to see reality beyond the media hype. Deeply steeped
in the
lore, history and traditions of the African-American people, he takes
government propaganda with a pinch of salt. At a time when the major
media
are carrying out a non-stop daily blitz aimed at the destruction of
Islam
(thinly veiled under the cover of the
"War on Terrorism") Wilmer Leon had the audacity to look for authentic
Islamic responses to the ongoing war. This was his third such effort
(see our
previous reports for programs in September and October).
The Wilmer Leon Show is heard in the entire Washington,
DC/Baltimore,
Maryland area through channels 1450 and 1010. It's also heard in some
other
parts of the country through XM radio.
This program was for one hour and the three Muslim guests were:
Sis. Motisola M. Abdallah (Islamic and community activist from Atlanta,
Georgia)
Sis. Yasmeen Salahuddin (Ph.D scholar and Media Watch activist,
Baltimore)
Dr. Kaukab Siddique (Lincoln University, PA., editor of New Trend)
There was a good volume of lively callers on this live program.
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Sis. MOTISOLA spoke about her experience dressed in Islamic garb while
travelling by Delta to the November 10 Islamic movement meeting.
She made the following points:
1. The US was being selective in who is a terrorist and cannot seem to
define
what terrorism is.
2. Depending on what era, decade or time period it is, the US has sided
since
the cold war with many so called terrorist leaders and nations, even
sponsoring and funding these regimes one after another. The people that
they
support today could easily be labeled by the US as terrorist tomorrow.
3.On one of the television stations this morning, Meet the press or
Face the
nation, the officials were talking about eradicating terrorism forever
and in
order to do that they must go after 50 countries around the globe and
it
could very well include Egypt in Africa.
VIOLATING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WHILE WAVING FLAG:
The serious contradictions of waving the American flag and this
so-called
new loyalty to the country and patriotism. The flag was supposedly
founded by
the founding fathers and represents constitutional rights. Now what
does
waving the flag mean when constitutional rights are violated, and the
legal
system is being turned back today.
LYNCHINGS
Displaying and waving the flag represents that one supports the
bullying of
a small nation with bombing and no evidence to back it up. How soon
some
Americans forget. The American flag was waved and displayed at
lynchings of
Black people, men, women and children to represent patriotism.
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Sis. Yasmeen's main points
1. There is a disturbing trend in roll back of civil liberties. Even
more
disturbing: that the American public does not realize the far reaching
implications of much of the new legislation that is being steam-rolled
through Congress.NY Times article justifies this action as being a
neccessary part of war-time domestic policy (i.e. in the interests of
domestic security). Resonates with following quote: (GUESS WHO SAID
THIS:
SOUNDS LIKE ASHCROFT but ......)
"And what about those who complain that our new security measures go
too
far? I am sure that the government will make use of these powers only
insofar as they are essential for carrying out vitally necessary
measures.
The number of cases in which an internal necessity exists for having
recourse to such a law is in itself a limited one." -
From a speech by Hitler.
2. Umbrella use of the term "terrorist" and "terrorism" by the
government to
achieve its goals. However, definition of terrorist and terrorism is
murky, and historically fluid. As others have pointed out, Harriet
Tubman
was labeled a terrorist. There were posters of her "Wanted Dead or
Alive". (The radio talk show host interjected that even Nelson Mandela
was labeled a terrorist... another excellent recent example.)
3. Media's unbalanced presentation of events, and the impact of this
on
popular opinion. Watching television each evening is like witnessing a
"Spontaneous Demonstration" - re: George Orwell's Animal Farm. No
voice
of dissent is heard. Even a discussion of domestic peace movements is
completely absent from the mainstream media. Furthermore, the media's
consistent linking of events that maybe (probably are) entirely
unrelated
is dangerous and designed to create panic in the American public and
provide justification for the bombing of Afghanistan and the killing of
innocent Afghans. An example of this: almost always Anthrax news is
followed by a segment on the bombing of Afghanistan. (The meaning of
this: we're being attacked, and it's OK, because we're taking care of
it
in Afghanistan.)
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Br. Kaukab' Siddique's main points were as follows:
1. In a supposed democracy, after the 9/11 attacks, the government
should
have explained its intelligence failure and inability to protect
America.
Instead it covered up by creating war hysteria and launched war on the
poorest country in the world.
2. After two months, the government still has no evidence on who did
it: no
evidence which could stand up in court or in the court of public
opinion. {If
someone in Afghanistan endorses the attacks, that does not mean he did
it.)
2a. More than 1200 Muslims are under arrest in USA but there are no
indictments or evidence AGAINST EVEN ONE PERSON.
2b. New "Laws" are creating an atmosphere of "collaboration" and
informing
(snitching). If you don't like someone, you can report him to the FBI
3. The U.S. has no evidence of transmissions whatever from Afghanistan
that
anyone there was ordering the attacks.
4. Bush lacks legitimacy to carry out such a big venture. He did not
have a
clear majority and got elected through ONE VOTE in the supreme court.
5. "War on Terrorism" is a war against Islam and against all oppressed
people. The Bush mindset is as follows:
i. We have decided that so/and/so is guilty.
ii. He is supported by Taliban. So we attack Taliban.
iii. Taliban live in Afghanistan. We can't help it if a few thousand Afghans get killed in the process.
iv. Pakistanis support Taliban: so we'll go after Pakistanis.
v. Pakistan and Taliban have support around the Muslim world, so we'll
deal with whole Muslim world.
6. THE BUSH-BLAIR-Sharon COALITION IS A MAFIA OF CUTTHROAT CRIMINALS:
Look at the list:
a. Stalinist dictator of Uzbekistan
b. Russian-military-supported clique of Tajikistan
c. The military coup leader of Pakistan
d. The Dictator of Egypt, the King of Jordan, the despot of Arabia
....(all
of whom practice torture and arrest on suspicion). The list goes on.
7. David Irving has pointed out in his book on the Nuremburg trials,
that
international law does not permit those who have committed atrocities
themselves to put their enemies on trial for committing atrocities.
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