Qathafi calls on the Iraqi resistance to declare its identity
Libya-Iraq, Politics, 10/7/2004

"The Leader Muammar al-Qathafi considered that the big reservation regarding the Iraqi resistance, is from the formal and organizational aspect, that is not declaring its official identity, and no presence for its legal body before the world, and is disguising under other slogans," JANA reported.

The report added "The Iraqi resistance of the foreign occupier is legitimate, particularly so since the occupation lost its justification for entering Iraq; after acknowledgment that WMD which was the reason for entering Iraq is nonexistent and Iraq is free of it" the leader said. "What are the reasons which led the Iraqi army, Baath Party, Saddam Guerrilla, or the Republican Guard, if they went underground to resist the occupation, not to declare their identity, and instead disguising under other slogans?" He wondered.

The report added : "When such names as Mohamad Army, AlMehdi Army, Ali Army, Tawheed Army, or La Ilaha Ila Allah Army, etc. Such names do not give a legal entity to the resistance before the world" He explained.

In this respect, the Leader stressed that the issue between the Iraqis and the Americans not one of religious dispute or a religious problem, but an issue of occupation, an aggressor and assailed, irrespective of the two parties' religions, the report said.

The report said : He urged against the use of religion in the resistance of occupation in Iraq, because resisting the occupier is a legitimate right of any people whose land is occupied, so it becomes its right to fight the occupation forces. " It is a natural, legitimate and sacred right of self-defense, which not only decided after the establishment of the United Nations which provided for the legitimacy of this right in article 51 of its charter, but ever since human history got to know the phenomenon of foreign forces occupation of others countries.

The leader pointed out that what is going on in Iraq now is extra judicial execution by both parties. Both parties did not commit themselves to the rules of the war nor by Geneva agreement. The occupier justifies such a thing by saying the party it is facing has no identity, and it is exercising terrorism not legitimate struggle. He stressed in a speech on Tuesday night that "such a thing is irrational, and no one would accept people to be annihilated in this way," The report said.

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