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Thread ID: 5216 | Posts: 5 | Started: 2003-02-25
2003-02-25 21:32 | User Profile
Anti-war speech Farrakhan's last?
"I know they're coming after me,"
CHICAGO, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan stunned many this weekend when he told a packed auditorium this annual Saviors' Day speech could be his last.
In the address commemorating the birth of Master Fard Muhammad, founder of the Nation of Islam, Farrakhan warned the U.S. rush to war in Iraq would lead the nation "to a fall."
The speech, "America at the Crossroads: War is not the Answer," was seen by tens of thousands via satellite at more than 100 locations in the United States, Canada, England and the Caribbean. Farrakhan, 69, condemned the Bush administration, telling more than 10,000 inside the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion Bush was leading America to its downfall by seeking to militarily oust Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
"Once the bombs stop falling, America will start rolling down the hill toward destruction," he said. "The America you now know, you'll never know again."
Farrakhan said the president of the United States is "spiritually blind." "I don't care how bad Saddam Hussein is. That's Iraq's problem," he said. "Bush is our problem."
Farrakhan indicated his critique of U.S. policy would trigger retaliation and the government might target Nation of Islam assets under the guise of Homeland Security.
"I know they're coming after me," he said. "But they can kill me. They can arrest me. But I know there's a God who will answer. ...
"Repent, or you will be destroyed. America, you've got a choice," he said. "Get your house in order, your family in order, your life in order. Maybe we'll be lucky enough to ride this storm out."
His dire warning about the unintended consequences of waging war was followed by announcement of his apparent decision to leave the public eye.
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2003-02-26 18:30 | User Profile
His dire warning about the unintended consequences of waging war was followed by announcement of his apparent decision to leave the public eye.
Well, Well. It is an Ill Wind that doesn't blow someone some good. The wing nut will still, no doubt, be around but at least I won't have to put up with his insane ravings. Mother ship indeed.
2003-02-26 18:37 | User Profile
When I read this, I took it to mean that his leaving the public eye meant he was returning to the "Mother Ship." :D
(In his mind, that is.)
2003-02-26 19:01 | User Profile
Nobody fights prostate cancer for 12 years.
He's got to be the toughest calypso dancer ever.
2003-02-26 19:05 | User Profile
A follower of Farrakhan Don't tell me that you understand Until you hear the man!
:ph34r: