kimchicowboy
10-12-2002, 10:51 AM
from
http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=34&tmpl=fc&in=World&cat=Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Some 500 Iraqi Muslim clerics and scholars issued a religious edict on Saturday calling on Muslims to launch a holy war to "burn the earth under the feet" of the United States if it attacked Iraq.
"If, God forbid, the aggression takes place, declaring Jihad against the evil American administration is the duty of every able Muslim," said the fatwa, or edict, approved by the clerics and scholars at a meeting in Baghdad.
The fatwa said the holy war should include enlisting to fight alongside Iraq, striking U.S. interests and launching economic boycott of the United States and its allies.
President Bush (news - web sites) is considering a U.S. military invasion of Iraq to topple President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), who Washington accuses of developing weapons of mass destruction.
Baghdad denies having nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. It has vowed to defeat any attack.
"If they try to attack, they will find in every iota of sand, every mountain, plain and valley a fire that will burn the earth under their feet," the edict said.
The clerics said attacking Iraq was part of what they called the U.S. war on Islam in Afghanistan (news - web sites) and against the Palestinians.
"Muslims: Your religion and your Islam calls on you to join the Jihad alongside Iraq, the Iraq of the faithful...," the fatwa said.
hm... i'm sure people will follow through with this, but how many of you think that every iraqi muslim will take park? hm...
http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=34&tmpl=fc&in=World&cat=Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Some 500 Iraqi Muslim clerics and scholars issued a religious edict on Saturday calling on Muslims to launch a holy war to "burn the earth under the feet" of the United States if it attacked Iraq.
"If, God forbid, the aggression takes place, declaring Jihad against the evil American administration is the duty of every able Muslim," said the fatwa, or edict, approved by the clerics and scholars at a meeting in Baghdad.
The fatwa said the holy war should include enlisting to fight alongside Iraq, striking U.S. interests and launching economic boycott of the United States and its allies.
President Bush (news - web sites) is considering a U.S. military invasion of Iraq to topple President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), who Washington accuses of developing weapons of mass destruction.
Baghdad denies having nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. It has vowed to defeat any attack.
"If they try to attack, they will find in every iota of sand, every mountain, plain and valley a fire that will burn the earth under their feet," the edict said.
The clerics said attacking Iraq was part of what they called the U.S. war on Islam in Afghanistan (news - web sites) and against the Palestinians.
"Muslims: Your religion and your Islam calls on you to join the Jihad alongside Iraq, the Iraq of the faithful...," the fatwa said.
hm... i'm sure people will follow through with this, but how many of you think that every iraqi muslim will take park? hm...