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Africa: North
Tantawi cleric condones Iraqi 'resistance'
2004-12-04
Egypt's highest authority in Sunni Islam has legitimised the "resistance" in Iraq on Friday and called on Iraqis to unite in order to return stability to the war-wracked country, state media has reported. "The Iraqi resistance has the right to defend its land, its fatherland and its right to independence," Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, resident imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar mosque, was quoted as saying by the Mena news agency. He also called on "all Iraqi communities to unite so as to make a serious commitment to restore stability in Iraq," Mena said. Sheikh Tantawi was speaking during the opening of a restored mosque in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.
He's declared which side he's on. All civilized people should assert their inalienable right to bump off enemies like him. The world's got enough deranged nutcakes that it won't be any worse off without him, and prob'ly a bit better.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Mike, I don't remember anybody outside of Iraq -- imams, mullahs, or others -- suggesting that the people rise up against Saddam Hussein. I do remember lots of noises about resisting the American invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, though. This is just a continuation of that. Have you tried searching Rantburg archives to see if the good sheikh has is already on our radar?

Posted by: trailing wife   2004-12-04 7:44:07 PM  

#5  "You have the right to remain silent. Use it."
Posted by: mojo   2004-12-04 3:32:41 PM  

#4  ahhhhh yes, MS - then he can't possibly anti-american. Why bother , you have no moral judgement, UN boy?
Posted by: Frank G   2004-12-04 2:44:10 PM  

#3  He may not be on our side, but he's not our biggest problem. Click the link on his name above and go read a related story from July 2003.
Posted by: Tom   2004-12-04 2:10:00 PM  

#2  I forget, did he condone resistance to Saddam Hussein?
Posted by: Mike Sylwester   2004-12-04 1:49:59 PM  

#1  may the sons of alexander and ptolomey snap his neck
Posted by: SON OF TOLUI   2004-12-04 2:08:43 AM  

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