Tuesday, August 01, 2006
A fatwa to rememberAyatollah Ali Sistani, the chief spiritual leader of Iraq's majority Shi'a, issued a fatwa about the Israel-Lebanon War. If Sistani declares America to be the enemy of Iraq's Shi'a and declares it's time for an American departure, it's Katie-bar-the-door time.Juan Cole has helpfully provided us his English translation of Sistani's latest fatwa: A communique issued by Sayyid Sistani.This reminds of the chorus to an old Rodney Crowell song, "Ain't Livin' Long Like This". | +Save/Share | | |
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