Saudi Cleric To Al-Zawahiri: Renounce Extremist Ideology
During an MBC TV program marking the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, senior Saudi cleric Salman Al-'Oda called on Al-Qaeda deputy leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri to reexamine his organization's ideology.
He said that there was a need for such reexamination because Al-Qaeda had caused the deaths of more Muslims than non-Muslims, and because its attacks in the West had been used for anti-Muslim incitement.
Al-Odah added that the fighting waged by Al-Qaeda attests to its desperation in the face of the West's ability to defend itself.
Source: Islamonline.net, September 13, 2009
At first sight, this sounds good. But then go deeper into these statements and you see what he really thinks:
He doesn't care for the dead Jews, Christians, Hindus aór anyone else, just for the Muslims! Saying Al-Qaeda had killed more Muslims than non-Muslims could also mean to not kill so many Muslims (while killing non-Muslims is okay).
He only condemns attacks in the West because it causes hatred against Muslims. This is again a selfish argument... So reading between the lines, he is is only worried about al-Qaeda causing damage to Islam/Muslims.