anti-war speech: "saddam is iraq's problem. bush is OUR problem."

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http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20030224-123713-9347r.htm

Anti-war speech Farrakhan's last?

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.

"Mark my words, when I am finished today, I am through," said 
Farrakhan,
who has battled prostate cancer for 12 years. "My talk today is a 
final
call."

Farrakhan, recovering from a surgery-related bladder infection and
inflamed
lower bowel, previously said the Feb. 23 speech might be his last 
before
the
United States attacked Iraq.

He spent eight days in a hospital earlier this year but did not give 
a
reason for silencing his public persona after more than a quarter 
century
as
outspoken leader of the Chicago-based group once led by the Honorable
Elijah
Muhammad. A Nation of Islam minister told the Chicago Sun-Times
Farrakhan's
announcement on Sunday was not health-related, and that the group 
would
name a
new spokesman.

"I will not be talking publicly anymore, but I will be in-house 
working to
strengthen the nation," Farrakhan said.

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