[SP] "DEMOKRASI" vs "TERORISME" - VOA: Interview with Mullah Umar Mujahid

[Harry Hoepoedio]

>From: Abdullateef Sheik Uthman <lat...@ajwa.com>
>Subject: Íí Úáì ÇáÌÜåÜÜÇÏ FW: Interview : Mullah Umar Mujahid
>Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 14:02:41 +0300
>
>
>
>
>Interview
>Interview with Mullah Umar Mujahid
>
>
>This 12-minute interview with Mullah Umar Mohammad, the Taliban leader, was
>conducted in Pashtu for the publicly-funded radio channel 'Voice of
>America'. The broadcast was nearly pulled last Friday, following objections
>from the US deputy secretary of state and senior officials of the National
>Security Council. However VOA defied the objections and aired the
>interview.
>
>
>
>Voice of America interviewer: Why don't you expel Usama bin Laden?
>
>Umar: This is not an issue of Usama bin Laden. It is an issue of Islam.
>Islam's prestige is at stake. So is Afghanistan's tradition.
>
>VOA: Do you know that the US has announced a war on terrorism?
>
>Umar: I am considering two promises. One is the promise of God, the other
>is
>that of Bush. The promise of God is that my land is vast. If you start a
>journey on God's path, you can reside anywhere on this earth and will be
>protected... The promise of Bush is that there is no place on earth where
>you can hide that I cannot find you. We will see which one of these two
>promises is fulfilled.
>
>VOA: But aren't you afraid for the people, yourself, the Taliban, your
>country?
>
>Umar: Almighty God... is helping the believers and the Muslims. God says he
>will never be satisfied with the infidels. In terms of worldly affairs,
>America is very strong. Even if it were twice as strong or twice that, it
>could not be strong enough to defeat us. We are confident that no one can
>harm us if God is with us.
>
>VOA: You are telling me you are not concerned, but Afghans all over the
>world are concerned.
>
>Umar: We are also concerned. Great issues lie ahead. But we depend on God's
>mercy. Consider our point of view: if we give Usama away today, Muslims who
>are now pleading to give him up would then be reviling us for giving him
>up... Everyone is afraid of America and wants to please it. But Americans
>will not be able to prevent such acts like the one that has just occurred
>because America has taken Islam hostage. If you look at Islamic countries,
>the people are in despair. They are complaining that Islam is gone. But
>people remain firm in their Islamic beliefs. In their pain and frustration,
>some of them commit suicide acts. They feel they have nothing to lose.
>
>VOA: What do you mean by saying America has taken the Islamic world
>hostage?
>
>
>Umar: America controls the governments of the Islamic countries. The people
>ask to follow Islam, but the governments do not listen because they are in
>the grip of the United States. If someone follows the path of Islam, the
>government arrests him, tortures him or kills him. This is the doing of
>America. If it stops supporting those governments and lets the people deal
>with them, then such things won't happen. America has created the evil that
>is attacking it. The evil will not disappear even if I die and Usama dies
>and others die. The US should step back and review its policy. It should
>stop trying to impose its empire on the rest of the world, especially on
>Islamic countries.
>
>VOA: So you won't give Usama bin Laden up?
>
>Umar: No. We cannot do that. If we did, it means we are not Muslims... that
>Islam is finished. If we were afraid of attack, we could have surrendered
>him the last time we were threatened and attacked. So America can hit us
>again, and this time we don't even have a friend.
>
>VOA: If you fight America with all your might - can the Taliban do that?
>Won't America beat you and won't your people suffer even more?
>
>Umar: I'm very confident that it won't turn out this way. Please note this:
>there is nothing more we can do except depend on almighty God. If a person
>does, then he is assured that the Almighty will help him, have mercy on him
>and he will succeed.
>
>
>The Guardian, September 26, 2001
>www.alwaaqi.co.uk | ma...@alwaaqi.co.uk

------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-->
FREE COLLEGE MONEY
CLICK HERE to search
600,000 scholarships!
http://us.click.yahoo.com/Pv4pGD/4m7CAA/ySSFAA/vbOolB/TM
---------------------------------------------------------------------~->

Kirimkan posting Anda ke: <milis-spir...@egroups.com>
Untuk berlangganan, tulis ke: <milis-spirit...@egroups.com>
Untuk berhenti berlangganan, tulis ke:
<milis-spiritu...@egroups.com>

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/