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| Azerbaijani Jamaat Declares Jihad |
| 2002-07-06 |
| A group of Mujahideen from Azerbajiani Jamaat in Tabuk, headed by Amir Badalov, Rovshan Kitab-Ogly, has made an announcement on Radio Kavkaz with an appeal to their fellow countrymen regarding the decision of Mujahideen of Azerbaijan to declare Jihad for the liberation of their country’s territories that were occupied by Armenia. "While expatiating upon love towards the nation on TV channels and on the pages of the newspapers on a daily basis, these people at the same time are doing nothing to solve the crucial problems of their fellow countrymen. First of all, it concerns the issue of liberating our lands from Armenian invaders. While implanting the ideology that is alien to our national mentality, they are trying to impose values that totally contradict the lifestyle of Azerbaijani people. As a result, once famous for their courage and their bravery sons and daughters of Azerbaijani nation are now becoming slaves of alcohol and drugs. Azerbaijani girls once known for their chastity are being plunged into the abyss of debauchery. The people entrusted with the nation’s destiny are only concerned with filling their own pockets and their own bellies. By spreading fear, they want to suppress even the smallest wish to resist their destructive policies. The feeling of despair, powerlessness and depression is reigning among the people, and this process of endless concessions is creating a false image of Azerbaijani people in the world community. " The Azeris are Turkic Muslims and the Armenians are Caucasoid Christians. About ten years ago, as the Soviet Union was breaking up, Armenia and the new state of Azerbaijan fought it out over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan. It was a fight that was started by Azeris — they had the unpleasant habit of driving up and down the streets of Armenian towns in BMPs and shooting up everything in sight — and finished by the Armenians. Now, probably the same bunch of people have decided they're Islamists and that the Armenians are debauching their wimmin, so they're going to be mujaheddin and fight a jihad against them. Islam, as we all know, is a religion of peace, and jihad actually means an internal struggle for self-realization — not all that different from est or Esalen or some other happy New Age stuff — so any vicious, unprovoked attacks on infidels should just be ignored. Or your car might explode. Wonder if there's actually Saudi money behind these guys, or if it's just a bunch of blowhards? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |