A Speech by Abu Omar al-Seif Addressing the Mujahideen in Iraq
By SITE Institute
   
September 27, 2005

A 20:13 minute audio speech allegedly voiced by Muhammad Abu Omar al-
Seif, a Saudi scholar who has been affiliated with al-Qaeda leadership
in Chechnya, was issued yesterday, September 26, 2005 to password-
protected al-Qaeda affiliated forums. Seif focuses his oration upon
the mujahideen in Iraq, and speaks at length about the imminent danger
of democracy in Iraq vis-a-vis Islamic shari'a, and the belief that it
is incumbent upon the mujahideen in Iraq to amalgamate into a unified
body and appoint an Imam, parallel to the "crusaders and the renegade
sects - have united their ranks and agreed to establish an infidel
democratic government in Iraq."

Seif argues seven points as to why democracy is incompatible with
Islam, including: sovereignty is reserved for Allah alone, replacing
shari'a with democratic elections is considered "an appeal to the
devil and destruction of Allah's rule," democracy considers all people
equal, "knowledgeable and the ignorant and Muslim and 'infidel'" alike,
which is deemed anathema. Further, according to the speech, jihad is
the solution, justified in its course because it means to defend
Islam, "which the enemies are aiming to remove from the hearts of the
Muslims and from their lives."

THe Arabic audio clip, summary of the speech, and translations of
selected portions are provided to our Intel Service members. 

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Source: Search for International Terrorist Entities [SITE Institute]
http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications99505&
Category=publications&Subcategory=0


Cheers, Steve..

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