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AP Lies About Sistani Fatwa to fan Anti-US forces in Iraq
HT Gateway Pundit Sistani does not issue fatwa allowing armed resistance against foreign troops in Iraq-source A close source to grand ayatollah Ali Sistanis office on Friday denied news agencies reports the Shiite cleric issued a fatwa permiting taking up weapons to drive the foreign occupation forces out of Iraq. This is the APreport to which this article refers. The reports of issuing fatwa by the Shiite cleric Sistani permiting taking up arms to drive foreign troops out of Iraq were baseless. International news agencies reported Sistani issued a fatwa, an edict, legalizing Iraqis to hold up arms to drive US troops out of Iraq. The source, a cleric from Karbala associated with Sistani office,pointed out Sistanis stance is clear since toppling the former regime(of Saddam Hussein) by calling for sticking to civil resistance to drive foreign troops out of Iraq. Ali Sistani, living in Najaf, is the top Shiite cleric and hold a strong sway over Shiites in Iraq and a number muslim countries. The main front in this war is the information front. And the key battlefield is the American living room. Petraeus could really help the war effort by investigating this story and if there is even the slightest hint of malice, removing AP's press credentials in Iraq. The MSM is the enemy. Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-05-24 |
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