Ahlan Wasahlan

From the National Post:

Abdel-Majid Khoi, son of the late Grand Ayatollah Khoi, Iraq’s foremost religious leader for almost 40 years, spoke of the “deep moral pain” he feels when hearing the so-called “anti-war” discourse. “The Iraqi nation is like a man who is kept captive and tortured by a gang of thugs,” Khoi said. “The proper moral position is to fly to help that man liberate himself and bring the torturers to book. But what we witness in the West is the opposite: support for the torturers and total contempt for the victim.” Khoi said he would say “ahlan wasahlan” (welcome) to anyone who would liberate Iraq. “When you are being tortured to death you are not fussy about who will save you,” he said.