15,000 Muslims Denounce U.S. Troops in Gulf
AMMAN, Jordan--Shaking their fists in fury, 15,000 Muslim militants vowed at a rally in Jordan on Friday to turn U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf area into “human charcoal.”
“Mr. Bush, the fighters of Islam will turn your soldiers into human charcoal and send them back to you in bags!” shouted Sheik Abdel-Munim abu Zant at a Muslim Brotherhood gathering in Amman.
“Oh, women of America, prepare to shed tears for your sons and husbands!” he yelled.
Cries of “Allahu Akbar (God is Great)” and “Down with America” from thousands reverberated from a soccer field across the heart of the Jordanian capital.
Children with green headbands carried banners calling for strikes against American targets.
“What is needed is a gravedigger to bury the Americans,” read one banner.
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