Dr. Abd Al-Muni'm Abu Al-Futuh, from the General Guidance Council of the Muslim Brotherhoodappeared on Al-Jazeera TV (Qatar) on April 25, 2004, in which he spoke in favor of armed attacks against the American soldiers in Iraq. Following is a translation of his comments:

Dr. Abd Al-Muni?m Abu Al-Futuh: Regarding the resistance, I say clearly and without evasion that we support armed resistance. We, as Muslim Brotherhood and as the world leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood, support the armed resistance in Iraq against the American occupier, one hundred percent.

I personally, as all members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and around the world, wish to carry weapons against the American occupation in Iraq, just as we wish to carry weapons against the Zionist enemy in Palestine. This is a matter of religion, not politics. When a Muslim land is occupied, Jihad becomes an individual duty for every man and woman, boy and girl. A woman goes out to Jihad without her husband's permission and a child without his father's permission. In this matter there is no place for discussion or games.