Oct 04, 2003: Imam Bukhari backs 9/11 attacks
	This is the representative of the "Secularism" in India. Can India ever expect peace and communal Harmony with these "Pillars of Secularism"? Imam Bukhari backs 9/11 attacks TIMES NEWS NETWORK http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=216124 MUMBAI: The 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and other targets in the US were not a matter of regret, the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi, Syed Ahmed Bukhari declared on Saturday. As long as the US refused to apologise for the atrocities on Muslims in Palestine, Afghanistan and other parts of the world, there was no question of regretting the 9/11 violence, he stated. The Shahi Imam was speaking at a function at Shoshtri Hall at Bhendi Bazar, where he released the inaugural issue of a Urdu weekly, Qaumi Jasarat Jadeed. In a highly controversial speech, he also defended Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban. He said despite the extensive bombing of Afghanistan, the US could not kill Osama Bin Laden, who is believed to be the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks. "It is Allah's wish that Osama Bin Laden stays alive. The US cannot take away his life," he said amidst the chanting of the slogan Allah O Akbar (God is great). ..... ............ ................. .....................