Qatar sermon : "O God, deal with the oppressive tyrants, including Zionists
and Americans"
[FBIS (US Government service) Translated Excerpt]
[With thanks to www.mideastweb.org/mewnews1.htm ]

Doha Qatar Television Service in Arabic, official television station of
the State of Qatar, carries at 0849 GMT on May 14, 2004 a live sermon from
Umar Bin-al-Khattab mosque in Doha. Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian
cleric based in Qatar, delivers the first sermon, in which he continues with
his earlier subject on "purification of the soul." In this sermon he dwells
on the importance of repentance to God.

In the second sermon, Al-Qaradawi reviews the history of the Zionist
Movement to set up the State of Israel, as well as the current struggle by
the Palestinians for statehood. Referring to recent Palestinian
developments, he says: "Look what happened in Rafah yesterday and what is
happening every day. Where are the Arabs and Muslims, United Nations,
Security Council, Arab League, and the Organization of Islamic Conference?
They are as silent as cemeteries. They are not doing anything." On the
contrary, he says, the Arab and Muslims are ready for jihad, but they would
not be allowed by the frontline states.

Regarding Iraqi developments, Al-Qaradawi says: "Bush failed miserably
when the Iraqi people did not respond to his wishes, but resisted him with
the weapons in their hands. They declared their rejection of the occupation.
Bush also failed when his soldiers committed terrible atrocities against
humanity. Bush, who came to spread civilization and freedom, brought beasts
that committed these great sins and shameful acts. Where is the
civilization, O Bush? Where is the liberation you brought for the Iraqi
people? You only came with destruction, ruination, shame, and disgrace for
this people."

The imam concludes with a general prayer: "O God, support our brothers
in Palestine, Iraq, Kashmir, Chechnya, and everywhere. O God, support the
oppressed mujahidin everywhere." He prays "O God, deal with the oppressive
tyrants, including Zionists and Americans and their supporters. O God, take
them and their supporters with Your might. O God, inflict Your might on
these criminals. O God, remove their state and rule from Your land and never
let them harm Your faithful subjects. O God, we ask You to turn against them
and spare us their evils."