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| Zark sez Tater ain't a priority |
| 2005-10-11 |
| Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has issued a new fatwa clarifying his position on the different Iraqi Shiite groups, in which he specifies that he considers the followers of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr "apostates". However, he says that "at the moment they are not to be considered a priority target." The new proclamation follows previous fatwas from al-Zarqawi's group, first declaring war on Shiites, then specifying that three groups, including al-Sadr's, were excluded from the decree. The mixed messages prompted one contributor to an Islamic Internet forum to write: "When I saw the al-Qaeda statement which differentiated the al-Sadr group from other Shiite movements of the Jihad, I thought that maybe al-Sadr's followers were excluded because they were not considered apostates." The al-Qaeda follower claims to have put the question directly to al-Zarqawi, who clarified the issue. "Even al-Sadr's people, like all Shiites, are considered apostates and therefore opponents," the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq explains. "The difference between them and the others is that our group does not consider them priority enemies in light of the current situation in the field." Al-Sadr militants are said to have helped al-Qaeda during the US-led military offensive in the rebel stronghold of Fallujah last year and it is because of this that al-Zarqawi's group appears to have decided to strike only the followers of the Badr brigades and other pro-government groups. "Even the Prophet Muhammad behaved this way," al-Zarqawi explains. "During his life he fought first his greatest enemies and then the lesser ones." In addition to the militants of al-Sadr's 'Mahdi Army', al-Zarqawi has called on his people not to kill followers of the Shiite movements of Jawad al-Khalsi and Ayatollah al-Baghdadi. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #13 Meanwhile, Bush is delivering the Iranian pigs a Hizbollah Corridor from Teheran to Jerusalem, at a cost to US taxpayers of $340,000,000,000 ad nauseum. http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/008504.php#comments Don't Deny: that is an order! |
| Posted by: Vlad the Muslim Impaler 2005-10-11 23:26 |
| #12 Raptor - here's hoping!! Stand by with the popcorn |
| Posted by: DMFD 2005-10-11 23:11 |
| #11 Wonder if this will piss tatter off.Being called secound string is insulting to an aspireing Caliph. |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-10-11 22:43 |
| #10 LOL! wire indeedy. Wife. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-10-11 16:06 |
| #9 Are you Italian? Does your wire have a lisp? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-10-11 16:05 |
| #8 My wife called me a fatwa but I don't think that means she'll obey me. |
| Posted by: Slavins Wholuck4434 2005-10-11 13:46 |
| #7 Sadr's demise may have fallen in priority for Zark, but I can only hope our side still wants this maggot to take the dirt nap ASAP. Sadr's continuing consumption of oxygen is a stain on the memory of those who were murdered on the bridge. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-10-11 13:40 |
| #6 geez folks...I issue a Fatwa a day, just to keep in practice! ANYONE can do it...and it's kinda fun! I issued one the other day declaring myself Ruler of Tahiti! I can't wait to visit...knowing that my loyal subjects (especially the bare-breasted native girls) will be anxious to please me! Today I'm issuing a Fatwa to United Airlines to transport me there! |
| Posted by: Justrand 2005-10-11 12:50 |
| #5 At Rantburg you have to go through our house imam, Al-Aska Paul. However, it's a fair guess that you'll be able to enjoy that lapdance. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-10-11 08:53 |
| #4 In this religion, is everyone allowed to fatwa? After all, Zarqawi is'nt a Mullah. I fatwa that I can drink and get a lapdance while I observe the infidels. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2005-10-11 08:23 |
| #3 Sock True he is not a religious authority. Neither is Bin Laden. Neither is Moqtada. However, both Zarqawi and Bin Laden have lots of influence. Zarqawi may even have more than Bin Laden outside Iraq (possibly because he is alive). It will be amusing to hear Moqtada's response to Zarqawi since the way Zarqawi phrased it is basically a put-down. |
| Posted by: mhw 2005-10-11 08:01 |
| #2 What is up with the Fatwa? Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is not a religious authority, he can't issue Fatwas. He is a joke and a loser alenists with brains know this. They are pointing and laughing at him. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2005-10-11 07:18 |
| #1 Two questions: Is this new attitude the result of Zawahiri's spanking? And how long before Tater throws a temper tantrun to get some attention? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-10-11 02:30 |