War on Terror

Accused 1998 U.S. embassy bomber to face death penalty

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani

The BBC News reports today that:

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani has been charged with war crimes in relation to the US embassy bombing in Tanzania in 1998, which killed 11 people and left dozens injured. Mr Ghailani, a Tanzanian, was arrested in Pakistan in July 2004 and handed over to the US at the beginning of 2005.

He was one of 14 detainees transferred in September 2006 from secret CIA prisons abroad to the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba. Charges brought by the Pentagon include murder, attacking civilians, conspiracy and providing material support to terrorism. The Pentagon is seeking the death penality if the conviction is successful.

According to the transcript of a closed-door hearing in March 2007, Mr Ghailani admitted delivering explosives used to blow up the US embassy in Tanzania in 1998.

Pro-jihad Islamic ‘charity’ youth group says ‘Fitna’ promotes ‘conflict’

Arab News, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, reports today (hat tip to Little Green Footballs) :

The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) has denounced Thursday’s screening of an anti-Qur’an film [Fitna — see the short film here] by a rightwing MP in the Netherlands and called on international bodies to prevent people from insulting religions. “These kinds of attacks by so-called sane European politicians and scholars will lead to very serious repercussions, pushing mankind to a situation of chaos and conflict,” said Dr. Saleh S. Al-Wohaibi, secretary-general of WAMY.

“It is a new fitna [strife], a new obstacle to block any sensible dialogue between religions. It is high time that the West moves quickly to control the damage. They don’t understand how much Muslims love and respect their Prophet (pbuh),” said Al-Wohaibi. “If we do something against Christianity or target Christian interests in retaliation, the Netherlands, Europe and the whole world would object. But Islam does not teach that, it advocates peace and co-existence,” said Al-Wohaibi.

In fact, Saleh S. Al-Wohaibi and WAMY teaches blocking dialogue and pushing mankind towards chaos and conflict. On August 23, 2006, the Intelligence Summit reported:

This is the same WAMY that published and distributed a book titled, Islamic Camps: Objectives, Program Outlines, Preparatory Steps, as a guide for other Muslim groups planning camps. The book lists steps for starting a camp, creating a program, inviting participants, establishing goals, and other technical advice. It also includes sample schedules, a list of sports and activities, lectures, meals and free time.

Here is a look inside WAMY’s book:

WAMY book 'Islamic Camps: Objectives, Program Outlines, Preparatory Steps' page 107

WAMY book 'Islamic Camps: Objectives, Program Outlines, Preparatory Steps' page 108

And here is the pdf.

For the uninitiated, the ‘kuffaar’ are the infidels, the non-believers of Islam. While ‘mushrikeen‘ translates to mean a polytheist, one who believes in more than one god, it includes Christians, those who believe that Jesus is the son of God, and all those who worship “other than Allah.”

The Intelligence Summit added:

Even their lobbyists and advisors in Washington, DC, who according to Wohaibi: “are doing a good job in trying to reach out to government officials, congressmen and the media as part of our effort to explain our activities and remove misconceptions” can’t erase the damage done by WAMY’s rhetoric and only serves to confirm WAMY’s agenda by representing themselves with the Muslim World League (MWL), Al-Haramain and the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) (which just had two branches designated for “facilitating fundraising for al Qaida and affiliated terrorist groups.”)

On May 4, 2004, the New York Times’ Neil MacFarquhar reported:

“Saying that the Jews and the Christians are infidels is part of our religious dogma,” said Saleh S. al-Wohaibi, the American-educated secretary general of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth. Any changes in the way it is taught should be decided by Saudis, he said, adding, “It doesn’t mean we try to incite hatred against others, but my religion has its own principles that should not be violated or changed.”