Sunday, February 19, 2006

Nuclear Fatwa No Problem For Islam This may not rise to the level of importance as a hunting accident in Texas, so you probably won't see it mentioned elsewhere, but a new fatwa in Iran states that religious law does not forbid use of nuclear weapons.  "Within the six months [of Ahmadinejad's presidency], all the achievements of former president Khatami in the international arena have been lost. Through strange proposals and radical approaches, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad managed, in a very short time, to get the world to forget all about bin Laden. Now all eyes are on the Islamic Republic, and everyone is talking about the danger it [poses]. Two weeks ago, the strategy of assaulting [foreign] embassies was formed as well. America regards Iran and Syria as being behind the recent violent incidents, including the setting fire to embassies in Islamic countries. Mr. Ahmadinejad has managed to take the place of bin Laden..." 10:40:26 AM    comment [] trackback []

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