[iwar] [fc:Calls.for.jihad.reach.fever.pitch]

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Date: 2001-10-01 06:05:57

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                   Calls for jihad reach fever pitch
        By David Blair in Peshawar and Tim Butcher in Quetta
                            The Telegraph
                         (Filed: 29/09/2001)

THOUSANDS of Pakistanis took to the streets yesterday, chanting their
support for a jihad against America and burning an effigy that portrayed
President Bush as a horned devil. 

': thousands of Islamic Fundamentalists demonstrate in Peshawar In
Peshawar, a fundamentalist stronghold barely 30 miles from the
Afghanistan border, a crowd of at least 5,000 surged through the old
city, roaring "Death to America". 

The protest contrasted sharply with the government's carefully staged
demonstrations on Thursday to show support for President Pervez
Musharraf's backing for America's war against terrorism.  Those marches
were joined largely by civil servants and schoolchildren, whereas the
fundamentalist rally in Peshawar formed a broader section of Pakistani
opinion. 

Islamic fundamentalist parties staged a series of protests against
America's threatened strike on Afghanistan yesterday.  In most cities,
they attracted modest support.  Crowds of a few hundred participated in
both Islamabad, the capital, and Karachi. 

But in Peshawar, Gen Musharraf was given a strong reminder of the
passions his support for America has aroused. 

The protests began after Friday prayers at Madani mosque, in the heart
of the old city.  More than 1,000 worshippers heard a bearded mullah
describe Osama bin Laden as a "hero" and then joined chants of "long
live Osama". 

They flooded out of the mosque, bearing portraits of bin Laden and
banners reading "Jihad is our way" and "America lay off".  Chants of "We
will destroy America" rose as the march was joined by passers-by.  Shops
hastily closed as the demonstration passed. 

Fundamentalist parties command the support of fewer than 10 per cent of
Pakistanis.  Yet they can rouse thousands of ardent volunteers. 
Although the march was no larger than one a week ago, it cannot be
ignored by the government. 

Gen Musharraf's backing for America has infuriated ardent, young
fundamentalists and many in Peshawar said they would be prepared to take
up arms against their own government. 

In the frontier town of Quetta, the elders of the Pathan tribes of the
North West Frontier gathered for an emergency summit yesterday.  The
leaders of the Kakar, the Aurakzai, the Achakzai and the Baraich
attended the meeting or jirga to decide on their response to the "war
against terrorism". 

Many of their tribal areas reach deep across the border into
neighbouring Afghanistan and there was no mistaking the affinity they
felt with its Taliban regime.  The movement's white flag flew over the
meeting and speaker after speaker reminded the audience how close the
Pathan nation was to the Taliban. 

Just days after Pakistan's militant muslim community declared a jihad
against America if it attacks the Taliban, the tribal chiefs were of the
same mind. 

"Islam is a peaceful religion but if America attacks Afghanistan then we
will fight," cried one speaker. 

The meeting concluded with a commitment by the Pathans to wage holy war
against America in the event of an attack on Afghanistan. 

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