To the organizers of this protest, we would like to just say, “thank you.”
Protesters Gather Outside Islamic Conference Near Chicago
Sunday, July 19, 2009 – Fox News
Protesters gathered outside a Chicago-area hotel Sunday as an Islamic extremist group reportedly linked to Al Qaeda held a conference in an attempt to step up Western recruitment efforts.
Roughly 500 members of Hizb ut-Tahrir — a global Sunni network with reported ties to confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Al Qaeda in Iraq’s onetime leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi — met inside a Hilton hotel in Oak Lawn, Ill., to host “The Fall of Capitalism and the Rise of Islam.”
Hizb ut-Tahrir insists that it does not engage in terrorism. The organization is not recognized by the State Department as a known terror group. Its supporters, however, blasted capitalism while calling for a rise of Islam during Sunday’s conference.
“Free market, organization, capitalization — all has failed and brought disaster to America,” said one of the group’s speakers.
[Gee, where have I heard that one before??? Oh, yeah! Now I remember; it was from that anti-American commie bastard who goes by the name of Obama!]
Dozens of protesters outside the hotel — many of whom held American flags — shouted as attendees left the conference late Sunday. No arrests had been made.
[Of course not. Patriotic Americans, unlike Lefturds and Libtards, know how to peacefully assemble.]
“This is America,” the protesters said. “If you don’t like it in America, go home!”
Despite the charged rhetoric, Hizb ut-Tahrir insists that it condemns terrorism “by all means,” spokesman Mohammad Malkawi told reporters Sunday.
“It is not in our dictionary,” Malkawi said. “We condemn it by all means … From our perspective, our records are clean on this issue.”
[What a bunch of liars! Hirābah (Arabic: حرابة) means unlawful warfare or, as of late, “terrorism.” One who engages in unlawful warfare is called a “hirabi,” which means “terrorist.” But, be that as it may, that’s just more semantic slicing. Jihad is a holy war against “non-believers.” Therefore, since many acts of violence against Westerners are committed with the blessings of Islamic religious leaders, the word “Jihad” still suffices for “terrorism.”]
Malkawi said the group had “never indulged in recruiting” jihadists.
“Our action is the other way around,” he continued. “We do not train them for violence or for jihad … Our objective is to create an Islamic state of khalifah in the Muslim world.”
[Uhm, after making such a statement, he has left himself no wiggle room for throwing out a bunch of BS about “jihad” meaning an “inner-spiritual struggle.” Clearly, jihad means “terrorism.” Also, if their objective is to create an Islamic state of khalifah (or, Caliphate. Which means, simply, Islamic political rule) in the Muslim world, then what the Hell are they doing in the United States? This certainly isn’t the “Muslim world…” Nope. No reason for them to be here. Unless, of course, they are here in the United States to establish a Caliphate on American soil—which is actually the truth of the matter…]
But some terrorism experts say Hizb ut-Tahrir may be even more dangerous than many groups that are on the State Departrment’s [sic] terror list.
[Exactly! Just because a group has not been listed by the State Department, that does not mean they aren’t terrorist!]
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