I guess this was inevitable as this countries support, from both sides of politics, has been very strong. The stance has been the only one...so this is an expected legacy. Personally, I would have prefered a kebab to a jihad as I'm a bit hungry right now... Seriously though...Australia's stance has been the correct one. (although it is absolute agony to see little Johnny have to lead it...come on Big Kim!) Jihad on Australia By RICK WALLACE, NATALIE SIKORA and IAN McPHEDRAN 02nov01 AFGHANISTAN has declared holy war on Australia. The Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Salam Zaeef, last night declared Australia a target for retaliation. Until yesterday, only the US and Britain had been named as enemies of the Taliban, which harbours Osama bin Laden's terrorist network. "Any person, any military coming to Afghanistan, for invasion, for fighting the people of Afghanistan, we are ready for a jihad," he said. "Any people who join with the Americans - they are Americans to us." Answering Australian journalists, he said jihad applied to anyone who joined America in the war on Afghanistan. Asked if that included Australians in Australia, he replied: "Yes, yes, yes, this is clear." Mullah Zaeef said the flow of asylum seekers to Australia would not stop until the attacks against Afghanistan ceased. More than 1500 Australian troops have been committed to join the US and Britain in the war against terrorism. Prime Minister John Howard last night said Australia was prepared to meet any threat. He said increased security measures had been put in place after the September 11 terrorist attacks on America. "We should not ignore this, but we should not overreact," Mr Howard said. "My message to the Australian people is one of reassurance, but also one of saying we cannot just be brazenly indifferent to this sort of thing." The Islamic Council of Victoria last night appealed to Australian Muslims to ignore the declaration of a holy war. Council president Yasser Soliman called on all Muslims to work towards peace. "I would definitely direct all Muslims to ignore any calls for a holy war against Australia," he said. "Muslims should be working with all sectors of Australia for a holy peace. "I think the Taliban themselves, speaking as Muslims, would have to admit that killing innocent people is also wrong." But the Taliban ambassador to Pakistan said Australia was wrong for siding with America. "If they are joining with Americans in coming to Afghanistan the jihad is clear, (it includes) any person who wants to accompany the forces of America," Mr Zaeef said. Mr Howard condemned the Taliban for portraying the conflict in religious terms. "It is not an issue of religion, it is an issue of good against evil and fighting evil ought to be a common cause among the great religions of the world, of which Islam is clearly one," he said. "It is the Taliban that is defining this issue in religious terms, it is not the US and it's not Australia." The United States and Britain have mounted a non-stop bombing campaign in Afghanistan to weaken the Taliban before a ground assault by opposition forces under US guidance. Special forces troops, including 150 from Australia's Special Air Service, will conduct surgical strikes deep inside Taliban territory. The Government's Special Incident Task Force will meet to decide the government's response to the new threat. That task force, led by the Attorney-General's Department, involves all government security agencies, including Defence, which has been on high alert since the September 11 attacks. A government source said the jihad comments would certainly alter the security posture. Australia is already on a high security alert and agencies are prepared for a terrorist attack.
Why have they not declared Jihad on Turkey yet? Japan? Turkey will be sending some troops, and Japan is rumored to be sending a warship. Hmmmm.......
Actually, now that you mention Foster's, this brings up a good thread idea. How can you tie this into a new Foster's commercial?????
It's already in the new VB commercial... "You can get it eating a kebab or fighting a Jihad a big strong thirst needs a big cold beer and the best cold beer is Vic"
I heard the Aussies have beefed up security on their most important landmarks and national resources, including the Sydney Opera House, the Fosters Brewery, Outback Steakhouse Corporate Headquarters, The crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin’s house, and the Greg Norman Museum of 2nd place trophies.
It is time to place missile launchers on the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. **** YOU TALIBAN! NOW YOU'Re FU**ING WITH BOTH MY COUNTRIES!!!!!!
I heard that Paul Hogan and the lead singer from Men Without Hats have been moved to a secret bunker, for their own protection.
Paul Hogan has gone into his secret 'Plastic Surgery Lab' to change his whole face. Just incase they go after him. Seriously though, this was kind of expected, and to be honest I thought we were already at risk (albeit a low one). SRJ, I guess your'e voting for Labor this election??
Man, what is it with these guys?! IMO, it is painfully clear that they have no idea how the world is today. I mean how fugging close minded can a large part of the population of a country be?! It is almost as if the people screaming Jihad are living 2000 years in the past with the modern conveniences of today. The longer this goes on the more it becomes evident that we aren't dealing with the smartest kids on the block.
They think what they are told to think. They are not given options. If everyone you know tells you to study the Koran all day every day from birth, that is what you're going to do. Not to knock any muslims, but has anyone ever tried to talk to anyone who reads the Bible all day long? There are people like that here, too, and they are impossible to talk to. It's called brainmolding. As a student of psychology I learned to call it operative conditioning, but the term 'brainmolding' fits better, and it better communicates the sinister qualities of this method that dominates so much of the religious world (in particular Islamic third-world areas). And BTW Pimp, they're stuck in the 12th century, not the 1st. But yeah, they need to get with the program...
The funny thing is, is that the Koran teaches almost the exact opposite of what the Taliban preaches. Christians and Jews aren't infadels, they are "of the Book" War on oppresion is not a "Holy War" they just want to make it a holy war because they are the oppressors. Terrorism is forbidden Killing civilians is forbidden Suicide is forbidden Everything these guys try to use to back their campaign up is taken out of context. They won't exist for too much longer, I don't think. And what's all this crap about Muslims not making war on Muslims. Muslim countries have been making war on each other for thousands of years. They also fight during Ramadan all the time, they don't observe it as a time to stop fighting, so why should we?
As far as I can tell, the only "infidels" the Koran describes are atheists. Jews and Christians are simply misguided, and need to be shown the way. Converted. Only atheists need to be killed... But that's pretty irrelevant. As long as they're being told by their cleric that every non-muslim is an infidel, every Christian, Jew, and atheist is a target (not to mention Buddhists, Taoists, Deists, animists, and any other -ists out there) The way it's being taught is pretty agressive, to say the least. (I'm a Deist, for anyone who's curious)
