War of the Worlds: "Islam is a message of war" Says radical cleric

Speaking 15 days after bombers killed over 50 people in London and a day after a series of failed attacks on the city's transport network, Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed said the British capital should expect more violence.

Militant Islamists will continue to attack Britain until the government pulls its troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan, says Bakri.

"If the cause is still there the effect will happen again and again," he said, adding he had no information about future attacks or contacts with people planning to carry out attacks.
Bakri, a Syrian-born cleric who has been vilified in Britain since 2001 when he praised the September 11 hijackers, said he did not believe the bombings and attempted attacks on London were carried out by British Muslims.

In an interview with Reuters, Bakri described Osama bin Laden, leader of the radical Islamist network al Qaeda, as "a sincere man who fights against evil forces." Wnd when asked about Islamist attacks on British and U.S. troops and on Israelis, he said: "If violence is pro-life I don't condemn it."

Bakri said that Islam is "a message of peace for those who want to live with the Muslims in peace but Islam is a message of war for those who declare war against Muslims."

Bakri's rhetoric peaked when he stated, "I would like to see the Islamic flag fly, not only over number 10 Downing Street, but over the whole world."

His hate speach has dubbed him, "The Tottenham Ayatollah" after the area of north London in which he lives, he has infuriated many Britons with his firebrand speeches and refusal to condemn suicide bombings.

The Islamo Fascist enemies of free societies understand the war they've created, when will we understand that we need to fight to protect our way of life from the likes of them?

American Zulu

Contributors:
Gideon Long - Reuters