Recently, Zacarias Moussaoui was charged in the United States with, among others things, Conspiracy to Commit Acts of Terrorism and with Conspiracy to Use Weapons of Mass Destruction (aircraft).

These and similar charges could - and maybe should - be made against the American President, Bush, for he has certainly conspired with others to commit acts of terrorism against the Muslims of Afghanistan, and he most certainly has used "weapons of mass destruction" against the Muslims in Afghanistan. Terror, correctly defined, is "extreme fear", and the Muslims of Afghanistan have certainly been subjected to extreme fear in recent months

To date, the deaths and injured caused by the bombs and missiles dropped by American aircraft on Muslims in Afghanistan - on the orders of President Bush - are more than the deaths and injuries caused by the attacks in the United States.

The United States has recently defined terrorism as  "the calculated use of violence or the threat of violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological." This most certainly applies to the recent actions of the United States against the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which were nothing short of the tactics of the vicious, arrogant bully: "Do as we demand, or else we shall use lethal force to get our own way."

First, the United States used the threat of violence and lethal force to try and get Mullah Umar to do what the Americans wanted. Then, when that failed, they resorted to violence and killing.

The clear and stated political, religious and ideological goals of the United States were to destroy the Islamic government which the Taliban had created in Afghanistan and thus to humiliate, injure, kill or imprison Muslims who opposed the policies and actions of the United States. The United States has achieved this goal through their use of fear, intimidation, and lethal force.

In fact, the terrorism committed by Bush and his officials and allies against the Muslims of Afghanistan is far, far worse than the so-called "terrorism" of the Jumaad Thani (September 11) attacks.
 
 

"You will not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day making friendship with and loving those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they are their fathers or their sons or their kindred..."  [al-Mujadlilah 58:22  Interpretation of meaning]
 
 
 

Abdul Aziz

19 Shawwal 1422