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RAWA statement on the terrorist attacks in the US
Von  : Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
Ort  : USA/ Afghanistan
Datum: 17.09.2001


RAWA statement on the terrorist attacks in the US


The people of Afghanistan have nothing to do with Osama and his accomplices

On September 11, 2001 the world was stunned with the horrific terrorist 
attacks on the United States. RAWA stands with the rest of the world in 
expressing our sorrow and condemnation for this barbaric act of violence and 
terror. RAWA had already warned that the United States should not support the 
most   treacherous, most criminal, most anti-democracy and anti-women Islamic 
fundamentalist parties because after both the Jehadi and the Taliban have 
committed every possible type of heinous crimes against our people, they 
would feel no shame in committing such crimes against the American people 
whom they consider "infidel". In order to gain and maintain their power, 
these barbaric criminals are ready to turn easily to any criminal force.

But unfortunately we must say that it was the government of the United States 
who supported Pakistani dictator Gen. Zia-ul Haq in creating thousands of 
religious schools from which the germs of Taliban emerged. In the similar 
way, as is clear to all, Osama Bin Laden has been the blue-eyed boy of CIA. 
But what is more painful is that American politicians have not
drawn a lesson from their pro-fundamentalist policies in our country and are 
still supporting this or that fundamentalist band or leader. In our opinion 
any kind of support to the fundamentalist Taliban and Jehadies is actually 
trampling democratic, women's rights and human rights values.

If it is established that the suspects of the terrorist
attacks are outside the US, our constant claim that
fundamentalist terrorists would devour their creators, is proved once more.

The US government should consider the root cause of this
terrible event, which has not been the first and will not be the last one 
too. The US should stop supporting Afghan terrorists and their supporters 
once and for all.

Now that the Taliban and Osama are the prime suspects by the US officials 
after the criminal attacks, will the US subject Afghanistan to a military 
attack similar to the one in 1998 and kill thousands of innocent Afghans for 
the crimes committed by the Taliban and Osama? Does the US think that through 
such attacks, with thousands of deprived, poor and innocent people of 
Afghanistan as its victims, will be able to wipe out the root-cause of 
terrorism, or will it spread terrorism even to a larger scale?

>From our point of view a vast and indiscriminate military attacks on a 
country that has been facing permanent disasters for more than two decades 
will not be a matter of pride. We don't think such an attack would be the 
expression of the will of the American people.

The US government and people should know that there is a vast difference 
between the poor and devastated people of Afghanistan and the terrorist 
Jehadi and Taliban criminals.

While we once again announce our solidarity and deep sorrow with the people 
of the US, we also believe that attacking Afghanistan and killing its most 
ruined and destitute people will not in any way decrease the grief of the 
American people.
We sincerely hope that the great American people could
DIFFERENTIATE between the people of Afghanistan and a handful of 
fundamentalist terrorists. Our hearts go out to the people of the US.

Down with terrorism!

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)

September 14, 2001




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