Saudi sermon praises resistance against American occupation in Fallujah
[FBIS (US Government service) Translated Excerpt]
[With thanks to www.mideastweb.org/mewnews1.htm ]

Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia TV1 in Arabic, official television
station of the Saudi Government, at 0930 GMT carries a 30-minute live sermon
from the holy mosque in Mecca. Shaykh Abd-al-Rahman al-Sudays delivers the
sermon. After praising God and His messenger, he asks God "to deal with
those trying to harm us, our religion, our security, and our country, to put
an end to our nation's ordeal, and to protect our country and the other
Islamic countries from conspirators and aggressors." He says "individuals,
societies, states, and governments seek security as fundamental to
civilization and glories," stressing that "security and stability are noble
goals of human societies" and that "security and faith in God are
inseparable."

The imam also says any attempt "to destabilize the society is considered
a major crime against the nation," warning Muslims that "sedition is growing
with the killing of innocent people." He condemns the recent "act of
terrorism in the city of Riyadh" as "cowardly and a crime." The imam says
that "what has taken place is considered an ugly crime against Islam,
reason, logic, and human values" and denounces it as "a crime, exposed
terrorism, and a serious precedent and evil." He also warns that "any act of
terrorism against peaceful and innocent Muslims "amounts to a violation of
the Islamic laws," adding that such actions are forbidden by Israel,
particularly in the country of the two holy mosques, "the cradle of Islam,
and the heart of the Islamic nation." "These criminals," he also says, "kill
innocent Muslims, terrorize peaceful people, and destroy property" without
considering God's warnings against such "crimes, which are tantamount to
unbelief." He then regrets the fact that the perpetrators of "these crimes"
are Saudi citizens, "who have violated our security and our country's unity"
by "using booby-trapped cars to carry out their destructive operations." The
imam urges these people "to return to the right path," and praises Saudi
security men as "brave men, who serve their religion, their country, and
their sanctities." The imam also calls on Saudi citizens "to help security
men carry out their great mission, to protect this country's security, and
to inform security men of anybody supporting such criminal actions."

The imam warns against "tainting the image of jihad through such acts of
terrorism and crime," adding that such "reckless actions have harmed
Muslims, the Islamic call, and charity work." He also calls for "foiling
such actions, strengthening Islam and Muslims, and carrying out reform in
all walks of life." He warns against "extremism and the policy of charging
others of unbelief."

Turning to the Palestine question, the imam says that "our Palestinian
brethren in Palestine are suffering from state terrorism by the Zionist
entity, which carries out assassinations of Palestinian leaders." He urges
the Arab nation "to protect our brothers and our sanctities in Palestine,"
despite international defeatism and "the Zionist enemy's flagrant defiance
of international charters and norms."

Turning to Iraq, the imam says that "our Muslim brothers in the Iraq of
history and civilization are facing another bloody chapter, particularly in
the brave, steadfast city of Al-Fallujah." He urges fair people all over the
world "to condemn this unjust aggression and occupation and to use all ways
to stop it." He also calls on the Iraqi people "to remain patient and to
close their ranks."

In conclusion, the imam asks God to strengthen Islam and Muslims, to
destroy the enemies of the nation and religion, to protect the Islamic
countries, to support "our mujahidin brothers in Palestine," to disperse
"the unjust Zionists," and to stop bloodshed in Iraq.