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Farrakhan: We Pray for Iraq to Defeat US
Tuesday, July 9, 2002
Farrakhan: We Pray for Iraq to Defeat U.S.
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan says American Muslims are praying for an Iraqi victory in a war with the United States, according to Iraq's state-run media.
Farrakhan held meetings over the weekend in Baghdad with Iraqi officials on a "solidarity" trip billed as an effort to avoid a U.S. military campaign against dictator Saddam Hussein, United Press International and the Washington Times reported.
Farrakhan held talks with Islamic Affairs Minister Abdul Munem Saleh on "ways to confront the American threats against Iraq," Iraqi News Agency reported.
Saleh was quoted as urging a worldwide effort by Muslims to "expose the American and Zionist crimes toward the people of Iraq and Palestine."
The agency quoted the Black Muslim leader as saying "the Muslim American people are praying to the almighty God to grant victory to Iraq."
A State Department official said he was aware of the news but was not prepared to comment.
'Not a Muslim Outfit'
One of America's leading Muslim organizations today denounced Farrakhan's comments as "outrageous."
"Of course, he does not represent our views or the views of American Muslims," Faiz Rehman, a spokesman for the American Muslim Council, told CNSNews.com.
"The mainstream American Muslim community does not consider the Nation of Islam as part of the Muslim community. They claim they have the name of Islam attached to them, but they are not Muslims. Nation of Islam is not a Muslim outfit," Rehman said.
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