English transcript

I will say here boldly now on television, no, I will not go 10,000 miles from here to help murder

and kill another poor people simply to continue the domination of white slave masters.

Sometimes when a man refuses because of religious beliefs to go into the service and wear a uniform

the government will assign them to work possibly in a hospital, a federal hospital,

or something like this as a civilian. Would you agree to this? No sir, I don't, I don't,

no sir, I won't participate, no sir, I'm a minister, a preacher from the stand of Rostrum,

I don't, I'm not a marcher, but I will say here that I have in my press release that I've said

it once and I will say it again, the real enemies of my people are right here, not in Vietnam,

and we who follow the most honorable Elijah Muhammad take no parts in wars as the holy

Quran teaches us, we take parts in no wars on the side of infidels or Christians or non-believers in

Islam, no wars unless it's declared by almighty God, Allah himself, or his messenger, so the thing

is what type punishment or what type persecution would I receive here in America for my religion,

that's the whole point. But chaplain, the honorable Elijah Muhammad advised you to go into the service.

He don't advise us, he don't advise us nothing of what to do, this is a test that all Muslims go

through, as the holy Quran teaches us, who is he to say that he believes and not be tried, we all must

be tested and try by Allah to see if we are sincere in faith, even if it means face machine gun fire,

so I'm ready to die.