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Special Dispatch|3234, 3235|September 16, 2010 Afghanistan/Urdu-Pashtu Media Project Two Dispatches from the Urdu-Pashtu Media Project

Special Dispatch No. 3234 Taliban Statement Denounces Tony Blair for Calling 'Radical Islam' the Greatest Threat; Says: 'The Enemies of Islam Have Succeeded in Their Plans to Such an Extent That Today, Our Enemies Can Call Any Muslims... Radicals' The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Taliban's shadow government, has denounced former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for calling "radical Islam" the "greatest threat" to the world. In a statement dated September 14, 2010, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan also accused the Western nations of diluting and distorting the "principles of Islam" in order to maintain their control of Islamic lands. Tony Blair, while promoting his memoirs "A Journey: My Political Life" in early September, described "radical Islam" as the "greatest threat" facing the world, and also warned that the Islamists could use chemical, biological or nuclear weapons if they had them in their possession,. The Taliban statement, titled "Is Islam Really the Greatest Threat to the World Today?" slammed Tony Blair for the statement, noting that it were not the Muslim nations, but the United States which used nuclear weapons on Tokyo and Nagasaki. The statement also accused the Western countries of using uranium-based chemical weapons in Afghanistan. To read in full, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4607.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3235—Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Exclusive Al-Jazeera TV Reports on the Taliban in Afghanistan Following are excerpts from several exclusive Al-Jazeera TV reports on the Taliban, which aired in July and August 2010: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2608.htm. The complimentary full text of this report is made available from the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For membership, visit http://www.subscriptions.memri.org/content/en/member_registr_jttm.htm. You can also subscribe to a year of the JTTM Weekly Digest for $200.00. The Digest includes a selection of material from the JTTM. To subscribe to the JTTM Weekly Digest, visit https://secure3.convio.net/memri/site/Donation2?df_id=1253&1253.donation=form. (Sign up today - subscription price is set to increase in the next few weeks) August 11, 2010 Dhiya Al-Rahman: "These are your weapons, oh Americans. We will use them to kill you. We will open fire on your heads. No matter what you do, we will kill you and whoever helps you." Reporter: "With these words, Dhiya Al-Rahman stresses the strength of the Taliban fighters, who were not deterred by the torrential rains from taking their positions in the mountaintops. These fighters constitute a thorn in the side of the Afghan army, the U.S. forces, and coalition forces in Afghanistan. "The heavy clouds caressing the mountaintops prevent U.S. airplanes from reaching these areas. In addition, they serve as a natural shield for the Taliban fighters, who have not stopped their activity, and who continue to meet with their field commanders to get their orders." [...] To read in full, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4610.htm.