Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
89ANKARA9850
1989-07-18 13:50:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:  

"TURKISH ISLAMIC JIHAD ARMY"

Tags:  PTER TU 
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O 181350Z JUL 89
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO AMCONSUL ADANA IMMEDIATE
AMCONSUL ISTANBUL IMMEDIATE
AMCONSUL IZMIR IMMEDIATE
INFO SECSTATE WASHDC 6634
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 09850 

E.O. 12356: DECL:OADR
TAGS: PTER TU
SUBJECT: "TURKISH ISLAMIC JIHAD ARMY"

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 09850

E.O. 12356: DECL:OADR
TAGS: PTER TU
SUBJECT: "TURKISH ISLAMIC JIHAD ARMY"


1. CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.


2. EMBASSY RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION IN TURKISH
VIA THE TURKISH POSTAL SYSTEM TODAY, JULY 18. THIS IS
THE FIRST WE HAVE HEARD OF THE "TURKISH ISLAMIC JIHAD
ARMY." THE DECLARATION WAS PRINTED ON HIGH QUALITY
PAPER, IN SEVERAL COLORS; AN OBVIOUSLY EXPENSIVE JOB.
THE TURKISH USED STRUCK OUR FSN'S AND TURKISH SPEAKING
EMBOFFS AS CONTRIVED AND ARCHAIC, PROBABLY INDICATING IT
WAS DRAFTED BY A NON-NATIVE SPEAKER.


3. SO FAR AS WE ARE AWARE, SIMILAR COPIES HAVE NOT BEEN
MAILED TO OTHER WESTERN EMBASSIES IN ANKARA. WE HAVE
PASSED THE ORIGINAL TO TURKISH INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITIES
AND GIVEN COPIES TO THE POLICE AND TO THE MFA'S COUNTER
TERRORISM OFFICE. ALL POSTS IN TURKEY HAVE BEEN
MAINTAINING AN ALERT SECURITY POSTURE BECAUSE OF EVENTS
IN IRAN OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. NEVERTHELESS, WE
BELIEVE NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW ALL SECURITY
PROCEDURES AND TO REMIND ALL STAFF OF THE NEED TO
EXERCISE VIGILANCE.


4. INFORMAL EMBASSY TRANSLATION OF THE DECLARATION
FOLLOWS:

FOR THE VICTORY OF HIGH ISLAM, WE HAD SWORN TO GIVE THE
HYPOCRITES AND INFIDELS TO ISLAM WHO ATTACK OUR HOLY
RELIGION THE LESSON THEY DESERVE

WE, THE PRIVATE SOLDIERS IN THE TURKISH ISLAMIC JIHAD
ARMY, WANT TO STATE THAT WE ARE READY TO GIVE THE
NECESSARY PENALTY TO THE SERVANTS OF THE INFIDELS OF
ISLAM IN OUR COUNTRY WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR
ARROGANCE BY CALLING THE HOLY DAY, FRIDAY, "BLACK
FRIDAY," AND CALLING THE DRESSES OF THE BELIEVERS "BLACK
CHADOR," AND TERMING MUSLIMS "BLACK HEADS."

WE ARE ALWAYS READY TO EXECUTE THE ORDER AND KILL ALL
EUROPEAN INFIDELS TO ISLAM, INCLUDING SALMAN RUSHDIE,
WHO DARED TO ATTACK THE HOLY ISLAM RELIGION.

WE WANT TO RECALL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SOLD THEIR
CONSCIENCE TO THE WEST'S SLAVE MARKET; THE ONES WHO ARE
THE ENEMIES OF RELIGION, THE NATION, HONOUR AND HONESTY;
THE ONES WHO ARE SERVANTS AND FANATICS THE FOLLOWING FACT:

ACCEPTING THAT GOD IS UNIQUE AND, BEING GOD, KNOWING
THAT MOHAMMED IS HIS MAN AND HIS PROPHET IS A MATTER OF
BELIEF. BUT, BELIEVING THIS AND ACCEPTING ITS
DISCIPLINE IS CALLED "SHARIAT," AND STRUGGLING FOR THIS
RULE IS THE BEST WAY OF WORSHIPPING. DYING FOR ALLAH IS
A REQUIREMENT FOR OUR RELIGIOUS PRESENCE.

THE COMING OF ANY PRO-SALMAN RUSHDIE PEOPLE TO TURKEY -
WHICH WAS THE HOME OF THE CALIPHATE FOR CENTURIES AND
WHICH HAD BEATEN THE CRUSADERS - WILL NOT EVER BE
ALLOWED. INFIDELS WHO PRAISE SALMAN RUSHDIE AND ENTER
THE MOTHERLAND, WHICH HAS BEEN WASHED WITH THE BLOOD OF
MANY MUSLIMS, WILL BE KILLED.

TURKISH ISLAMIC JIHAD ARMY

ABRAMOWITZ