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| Jordan: Fatwa issues against joining US- lead peace missions |
| 2010-12-15 |
| The influential Islamist movement issued a religious decree today against participation of Jordanian forces in peace missions lead by the US forces around the world. The group said joining American forces in their military presence in Afghanistan and Sudan is religiously taboo, a verdict that will likely cause controversy in this Muslim nation. ''Fighting alongside the Americans means supporting non-Muslims against Muslims, this is haram (taboo) and those who do it can consider themselves non-Muslims,'' said the group in a statement made available to ANSAmed. The Islamist group said support should be directed to resistance in Afghanistan and other parts where fighting against American forces takes place and called on soldiers to disobey their leaders in this regard. The pro-west Jordan is one of the few Arab countries to support Nato forces in Afghanistan and has an active peace missions across the world including Sudan, Congo, Indonesia and in some parts of central America. The kingdom has also trained Afghan forces on its territories on hope of enabling the troubled forces over take security once the Americans reduce their presence in Afghanistan |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 They are scared of Muslims + Christians vs Radical Muslims. Who is this influential Islamist? |
| Posted by: Uleger Barnsmell4617 2010-12-15 13:11 |
| #2 "Influential Islamist Movement". That reminds me of the often media quoted "Influential Sunni Scholars" of Iraq, who were "influential" only in the minds of the media, until they and their followers were so thumped that even the media started referring to the as just the "Sunni Scholars." I also remember in the first few years of the occupation, the ISS didn't get diddley-squat, ever, despite the protestations of the media that they had to be obeyed. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-12-15 08:50 |
| #1 There will never be peace with this us(Muslim)and Them(Infidel)mentality. |
| Posted by: Paul 2010-12-15 07:56 |