"O God, destroy the Americans, the British, the Jews, and the Crusaders"
Iraqi Sermon 20 September 2002
[FBIS (US Government service) Report]

Baghdad Republic of Iraq Television in Arabic, official television
station of the Iraqi Government, on 20 September 2002 at 0925 GMT carries a
56-minutre live sermon from Saddam Mosque in the city of Al-Hillah, Babil
Governorate.

Shaykh Bakr Abd-al-Razzaq al-Samarra'i delivers the sermon...

The imam says: "O brothers. This is our faith. We, the
faithful, address our brothers in the Islamic and Arab countries. We say
to them that the Iraqi people have one position and stand behind their
faithful, steadfast, and mujahid leadership, which raises the banner of God
is Great." He then warns the enemies and hails the stone children on the
land of Palestine, calling on Arabs to close their ranks and to defend
Islam's dignity.

Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, support Islam and
Muslims, elevate justice and the religion, and help us score victory over
the infidels, aggressors, and criminals." He goes on: "O God, destroy
the Americans, the British, the Jews, and the Crusaders. O God, disperse
them, punish them, and make them prey for Muslims."