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| Fatwa Against Catching Fish That Eat Dead Mercenaries in Rivers |
| 2005-01-08 |
| From Jihad Unspun A number of Clerics from Anbar Governorate, in western Iraq, have issued a "Fatwa" (legal opinion) prohibiting the practice of fishing in the Euphrates river where it passes the cities of Fallujah, Ramadi, Hait, and Al-Qaim. The Fatwa was distributed in a form of a statement to several Mosques in Anbar province. According to the statement, the reason for the Fatwa was the dumping of dead mercenary soldiers in the river by the Americans. The practice of dumping dead bodies has been going on for a while but when the fish size became larger than normal, it became clear that fish in the areas of dumping were feeding on the flesh of the dead bodies which prompted the clerics to rule that these fish should not be consumed by Muslims. Islam memo's correspondent indicated that a committee was formed in Ramadi to educated citizens about the health hazards of the river as a result of dumping of dead soldiers. In the mean time, fishermen told Islam memo correspondent that they are angry because by dumping these dead bodies, the Americans are negatively impacting the fishermen's only source of income. Fishermen said that Americans dumped 40 bodies from an Apache helicopter in one day alone. JUS [Jihad Unspun] has long been reporting the dumping of the bodies of American soldiers and hired mercenaries into rivers and bury them in mass graves in the desert. We have made an open call to humanitarian agencies to investigate, which has so far gone unanswered. ..... |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #14 I must be a peasant, Shipman. I've never heard of Flambeaux (although it sounds terribly French), and I had no idea Lands End made pitchforks. I have admired their overpriced dog beds in the catalog, though. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-01-08 7:29:34 PM |
| #13 It's funny how much MORE attention people pay to lies when you are taking away their income. And hence making them rely on insurgents for food. Next fatwa: the food coming from aid agencies is not halal. And yes, some people will believe it. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2005-01-08 2:36:57 PM |
| #12 Altho, I've heard roumor that AB keeps a portable 8 lb. aluminum electrically powered random photon emitter behind the counter. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-08 11:16:05 AM |
| #11 Torches Dave D.? RantBurg peasants use Flambeaux and LandsEnd pitchforks. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-08 11:11:36 AM |
| #10 Not sure, but I think Fred closes out comments on articles at the end of each day to thwart comment-spammers. As for current articles lacking comment tabs, I've never seen that. If Fred ever did that, there'd be peasants with torches pounding on the Rantburg gates within minutes... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-01-08 9:38:15 AM |
| #9 OT: Can someone explain how long a posting is open for comment? I want to comment on something posted yesterday, but it has no comment tab. Sometimes it seems current discussions have no comment tabs, either. Appreciate any help. |
| Posted by: longtime lurker 2005-01-08 9:33:47 AM |
| #8 Another key to unlocking the Christian conspiracy against Islam. No wonder the infidels slap those fishy symbols on their cars. |
| Posted by: lex 2005-01-08 9:29:10 AM |
| #7 Something fishy's going on, that's for sure. |
| Posted by: Mike 2005-01-08 8:37:43 AM |
| #6 Sounds like we've up-engined the Apache again. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-08 7:47:58 AM |
| #5 this could backfire on them. It's funny how much MORE attention people pay to lies when you are taking away their income. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-01-08 7:33:40 AM |
| #4 This stuff is laughable except most mid east moose limbs believe it's true. They're that backwards unfortunately and do believe everything they read or see on TV. This is even more true if some one with a "religious" stamp on them is making the claim. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-01-08 6:36:34 AM |
| #3 #2 No actually, they're afraid of being kidnapped, and eventually beheaded, should they visit your picturesque country. |
| Posted by: gromgorru 2005-01-08 5:21:58 AM |
| #2 We have made an open call to humanitarian agencies to investigate, which has so far gone unanswered. ..... They don't believe your lying a$$es either. |
| Posted by: GK 2005-01-08 1:45:42 AM |
| #1 have issued a âFatwaâ (legal opinion) fatwahs issued by fatheads. Americans dumped 40 bodies from an Apache helicopter Let's see...the Mayr-cuns are dropping dozens of bodies into the rivers in 2-man gunships. Hmmm. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2005-01-08 1:05:37 AM |