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[Very Important report especially for American audiences.]
Week 1: March 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26: Bush Lost his Chance. Saddam Defiant
by Buut Shikan (Idol Breaker)

Bush and Blair seemed ready to crush Iraq and humiliate Saddam Hussain. The U.S. and "Great" Britain" assembled the most powerful armada in recent history. This buildup was difficult because even corrupt Muslim rulers would not openly allow their lands to be used for the crusaders. Hence Bush and Blair used a "trojan horse": "inspectors" were sent in to provide the time needed to deploy the crusaders. When the situation was ripe, Kofi Annan helped the invasion by abruptly withdrawing the inspectors and all U.N. representatives.

With overwhelming firepower at their behest, the yankees and the brits sensed that a historic moment had arrived. These were their "win, win" possibilities, almost probabilities:

1. Saddam would leave and retire to Russia or Saudi Arabia.
2. The Iraqi military would agree to surrender or to "not fight."
3. Even if fighting took place, there would be Shia and Kurdish uprisings against Saddam leading to an Iraqi collapse.

The situation looked so good that General Tommy Franks decided to take the short cut and simply kill Saddam and six of his top leaders through a "decapitation" strike which took place on March 19.

Unfortunately for Bush and Blair, the window of opportunity has closed. All their plans have failed.

1. President Saddam Hussain not only refused to leave, he ridiculed the very idea. Today he stands defiant as the leader of the Muslim world ready to accept martyrdom, a Hussain of our time, with all of Iraq as Kerbala. He is also seen as a potential Saladin (Salahuddin Ayyubi) who personally, or as a symbol, might liberate Jerusalem from the Jewish thugs who have occupied Palestine.
2. The Iraqi military did not surrender and made the "around the clock" U.S.-Brit propaganda campaign sound naive.
3. The Kurdish and Shia uprisings did not took place. The British propagandists became desperate enough to claim that a Shia uprising was starting in Basra on March 25 but by March 26 this story had been exploded.

Worse of all for Bush and Blair, the "decapitation" strikes failed. President Saddam Hussain and his team are apparently not only alive but mobilizing Iraqis to fight back. The failed "short cut" enhanced the image of Saddam Hussain as almost a "living martyr". Bush and Blair are today seen in the Muslim world as bungling assassins.

The American armada advanced into Iraq to Nasiriya and then was bogged down by two days of unprecedented sandstorms. The Muslim world sees these storms as signs from Allah, not unlike the storm which swept the tents of the "Ahzab" who had surrounded Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) tiny community in the city of Makka.

To add insult to injury, the Iraqis changed their military tactics. They allowed the U.S. tank columns to pass northwards and struck at their supply lines. At key places, the Iraqis dug in and fought back tenaciously. "Great" Britain's most famous military force, the Desert Rats, was beaten back from Basrah. American and British POWs started appearing on Iraqi TV ("how dare they!").

FIGHTING WITHOUT AIR COVER:

The situation cannot be understood without understanding the basic military difference between the two sides. U.S.-British forces are supported every step of the way by air strikes and helicopter gun ships. The Iraqis fight without any air cover at all. In that context, the Iraqis stand out as unusually hardy fighters.

The Iraqis seem to have become overconfident enough to have sent out an armored column from Basra heading south towards occupation forces (which could be a serious mistake). (March 27)

SIGNS of DEFEAT for BUSH and BLAIR:

An important sign of defeat was that on DAY SIX, the U.S. tried to knock out Iraqi TV. Total control of world TV provided by Zionist media was not enough. The information coming out of Iraqi TV and being picked up by Al-Jazeerah was unbearable for the U.S. and the Brits.

Another sign of defeat was the new whining on CNN, MSNBC and Fox that the Iraqis were not fighting according to the rules, that they were moving around in pickup tricks, using paramilitaries and just being "bad" instead of waiting in fixed positions to be killed.

Worldwide condemnation of the war and the increasing death toll caused by the U.S. air force among Iraqi civilians has put U.S. media on the defensive. Hence the steady flow of propaganda footage on CNN etc to indicate that U.S. troops are feeding starving Iraqis in Safwan.

Militarily Bush-Blair might still win. Tiny Iraq cannot match America's military might. However, the real battle, for the minds and souls of the Muslim world has already been won by Saddam Hussain. He did not allow the Muslim world to be humiliated or to let Iraq go down without fighting. As time passes, the Muslim ummah becomes stronger.
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SIGNS OF OUR TIMES: Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) Hadith Defines AMERICA TODAY as well as many Muslims:

Reported in Tirmidhi:

Ali ibn Abi Talib said, " The Prophet said: "If my Ummah bears fifteen traits, tribulation will befall it." Someone asked, "What are they, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "When any gain is shared out only among the rich, with no benefit to the poor; when a trust becomes a means of making a profit; when paying Zakat becomes a burden; when a man obeys his wife and disobeys his mother; and treats his friends kindly whilst shunning his father, when voices are raised in the mosques; when the leader of a people is the worst of them; when people treat a man with respect because they fear some evil he may do; when much wine is drunk; when men wear silk, when female singers and musical instruments become popular; when the last ones of this Ummah curse the first ones - then let them expect a red wind, or the earth to swallow them up, or to be transformed into animals"

(Note: the transformation into animals would refer to such an extreme lack of morality that people would be committing excesses in public as sexual acts without any shame or fear of punishment).

Everyone of the above mentioned behaviors are common in American society and has spread to the Muslim Ummah.

Allah (swt) has already given a tremendous sign to the American public when the Challenger crashed in Palestine, Texas with an Israeli pilot who bombed Iraq's nuclear reactor, a Hindu from India and Americans on board. These three nations are among the chief persecutors of the Muslim Ummah today. It is not a coincidence that the crowning achievement of American technology should be turned to ashes in a town which bears the name of the Palestinian nation that has been victimized by the military arm of this technology. Now Allah (swt) has sent a tremendous red wind which is blowing not only sand but stones against the American military invaders in Iraq. The next tribulation should be a devastating earthquake. Allah (swt) punishes all those who disobey his laws. The signs we are witnessing are even more powerful than the flocks of stone throwing birds sent by Allah (swt) to destroy the elephant led invasion of Mecca by Abraha mentioned in Surat al Fil. We, the Muslims, must bow humbly and glorify Allah (swt) in prayer when he chooses us as witnesses to these signs. May Allah save the Ummah from the Kufar and the sins of the Kufar.
Your Brother in Islam
A.S. Al-Dahir
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