Iraq Sunni militant group urges war on Shi'ites

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17862862.htm


Iraq Sunni militant group urges war on Shi'ites

DUBAI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A leading Iraqi Sunni militant group called on Sunnis on Wednesday to wage a holy war against Shi'ite Muslims in Baghdad and throughout Iraq.

"Come to jihad...those (Shi'ites) do not respond to condemnations or threats, only fire and steel bring good in dealing with them," said a statement attributed to the head of of the militant group Ansar al-Sunna, identified as Abu Abdullah al-Hasan bin Mahmoud.

"Do not give them the chance to decide your fate. Kill them before they kill you and (fight) for the victory of Islam, the weak...not in Baghdad alone but in all of Iraq."

In the statement posted on the Internet, bin Mahmoud accused Shi'ites of torturing Sunnis and seeking to end their influence in Baghdad.

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The authenticity of the statement, posted on a Web site used by Sunni militant groups, could not be verified.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. OK, just as long as they don't use the words "civil war"

Don't want to upset the "Denier-In-Chief"

[qwlauren35]

2. A bit slower than expected...

18 days after Saddam is beheaded. I expected something like this 2-3 weeks ago.

[madeline_con]

4. I hear government computer systems suck.

Maybe their webmasters do, too, and they had trouble getting the site up.

[stillcool]

3. Nice...

statement cannot be verified. Of course that doesn't matter...if it's repeated enough it will be true. I must say.. propaganda works, especially when nothing else is available.