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| Lebanon's Mufti Attacks Iran's Grand Ayatollah | |
| 2006-12-21 | |
"I tell you honestly that Khamenei's comments claiming that Lebanon will be the defeat point of the United States are a blatant case of intervention in Lebanese affairs," Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani told reporters in Cairo. The cleric, who met Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on his second day in Cairo, was referring to comments made a month ago in which Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei predicted Lebanon would "be the defeat point for Israel and America." The Shiite regime's top cleric made the remark during a visit to Tehran by Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, head of the Shiite Amal movement. Lebanon has been bitterly divided since Shiite ministers resigned from the Saniora government last month, sparking anti-government demonstrations spearheaded by Hizbullah against the prime minister. "How would Iran react if an Arab country proclaimed that Tehran would witness the defeat of such and such a superpower?", asked Qabbani, who has defended the embattled government led by Premier Fouad Saniora. "Lebanon and its people should be left alone, free of any foreign pressure," he said. On Wednesday, Qabbani warned that the downfall of the government would lead to chaos and sectarian strife. "There will be no other government in Lebanon and Lebanon will descend into chaos and sectarian strife if the Saniora government falls," Qabbani told reporters in Cairo after meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. "The international tribunal must take its course and judge the people accused in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri because it is an unprecedented crime," he said. "What is currently happening in Lebanon is a way to prevent this tribunal from carrying out its duties," he warned.(AFP-Naharnet) | |
| Posted by:mrp |
| #10 I don't mean to be crude, but I can't help it. Whenever I read or hear the word, "Mufti" I think of women's pubic hair. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-12-21 18:16 |
| #9 So which side of the quarantine wall does Israel end up on? In this scenario, I would envision Israel being an Eastern-most Mediterranean port with a barrier walling them and Jerusalem off from all surrounding countries. Any attacks upon Israel would result in massive retaliation from whatever coalition had the courage to impose this Qur'antine. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-21 18:04 |
| #8 So which side of the quarantine wall does Israel end up on? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-12-21 17:47 |
| #7 the complete quarantine of Islam from the West... and yes, that includes throwing out every single one of them who doesn't swear absolute fealty - with death for those who prove to be practicing taqiyya. As for any who are known as imams, that option is withdrawn, deport them. Qur'antine, heh! End of story. Use fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) to identify those who practice taqqiya and deport every single relative of theirs. There must also be massive military retaliation against any Islamic country that attempts to violate the blockade. We also must intervene to wreck any Islamic attempts to build nuclear weapons. Either we take some sort of comprehensive measures right away or end up with a holocaust later. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-21 14:00 |
| #6 You misunderstand me, lh. I'm talking about nukies and whole Sunni nests. They think BIG, lol. ;-) |
| Posted by: .com 2006-12-21 11:41 |
| #5 1, Theyve ALREADY taken out choice sunni targets, notably Hariri. 2. This isnt about issues we dont understand, its about power. It just happens that in the muslim world for hundreds of years power was associated with religion, unlike us where its only sometimes been about religion, and often about race or membership in various aristocracies. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-12-21 11:39 |
| #4 Iran & Syria do not fear US/UK attack anymore as we are stuck in IRAQ!!!! The Airforce should be sufficient to take out Iran!!! |
| Posted by: Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2006-12-21 11:30 |
| #3 Don't hold back. Lay down a fatwa on Khamenei's head, dork face. Wouldn't that be like putting out a hit on a mafioso don ? Let's get it on. We want bloood ! |
| Posted by: SpecOp35 2006-12-21 11:21 |
| #2 With the convergence of two things, the oil money and the lethality of weapons, Islam is about to 'splode. I still favor Dave D's and flyover's stop-gap solution: the complete quarantine of Islam from the West... and yes, that includes throwing out every single one of them who doesn't swear absolute fealty - with death for those who prove to be practicing taqiyya. As for any who are known as imams, that option is withdrawn, deport them. We should step waay back to avoid the splatter. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-12-21 10:42 |
| #1 Unfortunately, there is a recipe for disaster here. While one coalition side is terrified of war, the other side is far less so; and worst of all, the Iranians are willing for the Lebanese Shiites to fight to the last drop of their blood, for Iranian aims. And the same with the Syrians. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-12-21 10:33 |