A statement in the name of al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi called on Muslims on Monday to take up arms against their U.S. enemy as American troops mounted a massive offensive against the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja.”Oh people, the war has begun and the call for jihad has been made,” said the Zarqawi statement posted on an Arabic internet Web site often used by Islamists. “Despite all the agonies that we are suffering, by God, the enemies will only see things that will harm them,” he said. “Let us resist them with all our might and let us spend all that is precious in fighting them. Be patient, it is only a matter of days before victory will come with the help of God.”Full Story
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