Cleric Says Right to Fight U.S. Civilians in Iraq

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Cleric Says Right to Fight U.S. Civilians in Iraq
Thu Sep 2, 2004 10:10 AM ET


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CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian cleric based in Qatar and often described as a moderate has ruled that it is a religious duty for Muslims to fight Americans in Iraq, including U.S. civilians, his office director said Thursday.
"All of them (U.S. military personnel and civilians) are invaders who came from their country to invade our country and fighting them is a duty," said Essam Talima, quoting a fatwa or ruling on religious law by Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi.

Qaradawi gave his opinion at a meeting Tuesday evening at the Egyptian journalists' syndicate in Cairo.

Qaradawi, whose views are widely followed in the Muslim world, has previously endorsed Palestinian suicide bombings against Israeli civilians.



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[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. They sure are bringing it on. n/t

[forgethell]

2. If these are the 'moderates',

something needs to be done about them.

[Rockholm]

3. The Radical Christian Cleric Jerry Fallwell?