Embrace N-weapons: Bashir
Samantha Maiden
October 04, 2005

ABU Bakir Bashir, the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah, has
outlined the religious justification for terror attacks in Bali,
London and New York and urged jihadists to embrace nuclear weapons 
"if necessary".

In a chilling interview last month in the Jakarta cell where he
remains after his conspiracy conviction in relation to the 2002 
Bali bombings, the radical Muslim cleric also warned of a clash 
of civilisations that would not end until the West "accepts to 
be governed by Islam".

The alleged terrorist leader speaks of his hopes of meeting Osama bin
Laden if he is released from prison and explains the justification for
suicide bombers and terror attacks. "During battle it is different.
Still, the whole notion revolves around martyrdom," he says. "But in
places like London and in America there must be other calculations. In
battle it is best to cause as many casualties as possible."

Published a fortnight ago by the Washington-based Jamestown
Foundation, the interview was conducted by Scott Atran on August 13
and 15 at Cipinang Prison in Jakarta.

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However, he argues there is little Westerners can do to avoid further
conflict.

Bashir also says he recently sent a letter to US President George W.
Bush via the US embassy in Jakarta.

"They have to stop fighting Islam, but that's impossible because it 
is sunnatullah (destiny, a law of nature), as Allah has said in the
Koran," he says.

"They will constantly be enemies. But they'll lose. I say this not
because I am able to predict the future but they will lose and Islam
will win. Islam must win and Westerners will be destroyed. If they
refuse to be under Islam, it will be chaos. Full stop. If they want 
to have peace, they have to accept to be governed by Islam." 

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Full article at "The Australian"
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/
common/story_page/0,5744,16807014%255E31477,00.html


Cheers, Steve..

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