Osama bin Laden... would be elected leader in any Muslim country

Monday, September 13, 2004

Islamic Group: 9/11 'Was A Towering Day in History' By Vik Iyer, PA News

Islamic extremists in the UK today hailed the terrorists responsible for the September 11 terrorist atrocities on the third anniversary of the attack.

Anjem Choudary, of radical group Al-Muhajiroun, described Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York, as a “Muslim brother” and claimed he would be elected leader in any Muslim country. (you know, he's probably right...)

Al-Muhajiroun, which vowed that one day the Islamic flag will fly in Downing Street, had planned to stage a conference in London this evening to mark the third anniversary of September 11 but it was called it off on police advice.

Instead Mr Choudary held a news conference in the capital to declare that there had been positive outcomes as a result of 9/11. He said the act had divided the world into two separate camps, Muslim and non-Muslim.

Of bin Laden, he said: “He is my fellow Muslim brother. We believe in the same God, we believe in the same messenger ... whether he is an oppressor or oppressed.“I do not believe he is an oppressor, he is on the right path.“

If you had an election in any Muslim country, he would win.”The group described 9/11 as a “towering day” in history and it also paid tribute to the “magnificent” 19 hijackers.Mr Choudary stressed that the hijackers were educated men from rich backgrounds.

He finished the press conference by saying: “Islam will rule over Britain.”