Hi miimtiaz and thanks for the question
It would seem that the actual quote is "The Americans have not only
sent a Ramadan gift to Iraq, but also to each member of the Islamic
Ummah."
The news item appeared in Inqilab on the 25th of December 1998.
Inqilab is a Bengali-language daily newspaper.
"America's Ramadan Gift For 1.4 Billion Muslims"
Pro-Iraq Inqilab had this editorial (12/25): "The Americans have not
only sent a Ramadan gift to Iraq, but also to each member of the
Islamic Ummah. How long do we have to tolerate their arrogance
silently? How long shall we let them bathe in our blood? No more
burning the effigies of Clinton and Blair, no more rallies and
processions only. The Muslim Ummah will have to stand beside the
Iraqis breaking the unjust sanctions. This is the way that we must
reply to their Ramadan gift."
http://www.fas.org/news/iraq/1998/12/28/wwwh8d28.html
It is also just possible you might be refering to this item: "Ramadan
gift from Chad Rickenberg"
"Pro-government Bhorer Kagoj stated (12/24): "An American Air Force
soldier wrote 'Ramadan gift from Chad Rickenberg' on the body of a
laser-guided bomb to be dropped on Iraq. This is not only novel in
case of gifts, but also unprecedented in cases of insult to religion.
No language is adequate enough to describe such a joke of an American
soldier when Baghdad was burning and many people, including women and
children, were dying helplessly. The American attack on the Iraqis
during Ramadan has not only hurt religious sanctity but has also
tarnished humanity. Is the chain of command in the American armed
forces so loose that an ordinary soldier can write a message of
felicitation on the body of a bomb?"
http://www.fas.org/news/iraq/1998/12/28/wwwh8d28.html
Thank you for the question, and if you need any clarification
regarding my answer, don't hesitate to ask.
THX1138
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