Thursday, March 10, 2005

Spanish Muslims Issue Fatwa Against bin-Laden

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This is interesting:

MADRID (AFX) - Spain's Islamic Commission, which groups the nation's Muslim community, said it was issuing a fatwa against Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, 'We are going to issue a fatwa (religious decree) against Bin Laden this afternoon,' Mansour Escudero, who leads the Federation of Islamic religious entities (Feeri) and co-secretary general of the Spanish governmenmt-created Commission told AFP.The Commission invited Spanish-based imams to condemn terrorism at Friday prayers, when the whole country will be remembering the 191 people who were killed in the train blasts and the 1,900 injured a year ago.The attacks have been blamed on mainly Moroccan Islamic extremists loyal to Bin Laden.'We have called on imams to make a formal declaration condemning terrorism and for a special prayer for all the victims of terrorism,' Escudero said.

OK, that's good. But get this:

The Commission has also drawn up a document designed to 'thank the Spanish people and the government for their attitude towards Muslims' since last March 11, in particular for not taking 'disproportionate' measures similar to those which the Sept 11 attacks sparked in the US.

Say what? I've not left the US since 9/11 and have not 'disproportionate' measures taken against anyone, including Muslims. I guess the idiots over at DU are nodding their empty heads in agreement with the good Muslim folks of Spain.

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