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| Arab Liberals Petition U.N for Tribunal to Prosecute Terrorists |
| 2004-11-08 |
| Arab Liberals Petition the U.N. to Establish an International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Terrorists On October 24, 2004, the liberal Arab websites www.elaph.com and www.metransparent.com published a manifesto written by Arab liberals, in which they petition the U.N. to establish an international tribunal which would prosecute terrorists, as well as people and institutions, primarily religious clerics, that incite terrorism.(1) The idea to petition the U.N. with this request was raised by the Jordanian writer and researcher Dr. Shaker Al-Nabulsi in early September 2004, in response to the fatwa issued by Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi - one of the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement and one of the most important religious authorities in Islamist circles - which called for the abduction and killing of U.S. citizens in Iraq.(2) The idea was developed and written up by Al-Nabulsi, Tunisian intellectual Al-'Afif Al-Akhdhar, and formerIraqi Minister of Planning Dr. Jawad Hashem. Lots more in the link |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #8 El Baradei would keep asking those Islamofascist clerics for further clarification before referring any case to that hypothetical tribunal. By now we know how they operate. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2004-11-08 9:56:25 AM |
| #7 Unfortunately if the UN took on the job they would end up prosecuting Israelis for operating checkpoints while ignoring the clergy who incite suicide bombing. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-11-08 8:36:35 AM |
| #6 The liberals don't get it although these are Arab liberals. Blatant display of naivete or "Can't we just get along" mentality. I prefer the Bush doctrine too Bulldog. |
| Posted by: John Q. Citizen 2004-11-08 7:55:26 AM |
| #5 Bulldog a peer? Who'da thunk! |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-11-08 7:34:16 AM |
| #4 That was me. Damn those cookies! |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-11-08 7:06:56 AM |
| #3 Whether they acknowledge it themselves or not, it's another expression from the Arab world that they cannot (be expected to) clean up the mess in their own houses. It's nice of these folks to publicly oppose terrorism, but it's not the outside world's responsiblity to police for the Arabs. If young men are crawling out of their deranged states to attack us, it's a military matter. And we get to decide how to respond. The policing's their job. |
| Posted by: Lib Earl 2004-11-08 7:06:09 AM |
| #2 I respect their courage, but I am appalled by their naivete in believing that the UN cares. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2004-11-08 6:55:48 AM |
| #1 I prefer the Bush doctrine. It has an end point. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-11-08 6:48:41 AM |