Muslim Terror Group Praises 9/11 Commemorative Stamp
A Disassociated Press Report, September 13, 2004, Washington, D.C.
By Francis Rabbe
A well-known pro-Al Qaeda website yesterday posted a letter in muted praise
of a 9/11 commemorative stamp soon to be released by the United States Postal
Service. The letter, signed by a
group claiming association with the Indonesian Jemaah Islamiyah movement, said
the commemorative stamp demonstrated that Americans "were beginning to
recognize the awesome might of the hand of Allah."
"The new stamp is a beautiful tribute to the great power of Allah," the
letter states.
An image of the artwork to be used for the stamp appeared on the page
above the letter.
The text described the scene in the stamp as showing the "first
blow" in what will be the "ultimate and certain defeat of the corrupt
infidels."
"The hands of Allah are open. He has just dropped his valiant warriors onto the evil
metropolis," the text states.
"The clouds of smoke show the destruction the brave martyrs wreak
on the new Sodom. The infidel flag
is burning with the unquenchable flames of Allah's wrath."
The letter also mentions the bald eagle seen on the stamp.
"The eagle frowns with sadness, but can do nothing," the text
reads. "The flames of justice
burn the feathers off the back of its head as the Towers of Vice fall into
rubble."
The writers claim that the foolishness of Americans is shown by the
fact that the artist attempts to represent Allah. Artistic representations of Allah are strictly forbidden in
Islamic societies as they are seen to approach idolatry.
"The infidels foolishly try to show Allah, as if his hands were as
the hands of men," the letter states. "Their understanding has been weakened by their
centuries of venal corruption and atheism. They have sinned against the Holy One with their brush even
as they struggle to depict his wrath.
How can they hope to prosper with such foolish and evil hearts?"
Clarence Spaight, current Inspector General of the United States Postal
Service, said that the Jemaah Islamiyah letter showed a gross misunderstanding
of the intended meaning of the stamp, but would not comment on whether or not
the postal service was considering not issuing the stamp given the possibility
of such misunderstandings.
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