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Schadow
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 Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject: A religion of convenience? |
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Seems that the spiritual leaders of Iran can change sharia law to fit the times. All it takes is a fatwa. Kinda like Democrats who consider the Constitution a 'living' document.
Anyway, nuclear weapons are now OK for Iran. Last week they weren't. (Emphasis mine)
| Quote: | “The spiritual leaders of the ultra-conservatives [in Iran] have accepted the use of nuclear weapons as lawful in the eyes of the shari’a. Mohsen Gharavian, a disciple of [Ayatollah] Mesbah Yazdi [who is Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s spiritual mentor], has spoken for the first time of using nuclear weapons as a counter-measure. He stated that ‘in terms of the shari’a, it all depends on the goal.’
“The religious leadership of the Islamic Republic [of Iran], which has until now regarded the use of nuclear weapons as opposed to the Shari’a, and has repeated this point again and again, has so far kept silent about this. In spite of the fact that, in the last few weeks, some of the senior [leaders] of the Islamic Republic have tried to reduce the pressure [exerted by] the radical [conservatives], the radicals nevertheless seem to have complete control over the [political] arena.
“[Iranian National Security Council Secretary] Ali Larijani, who is in charge of the nuclear dossier, has spoken to reporters only once since the [IAEA] Board of Governors approved its resolution – and his silence is significant.(2) But yesterday, the IraNews news agency published recent remarks by Mohsen Gharavian regarding the nuclear issue. Gharavian is a lecturer at the religious schools of Qom, and is a disciple of [Ayatollah] Mesbah Yazdi. In his recent remarks, he said for the first time that the use of nuclear weapons may not constitute a problem according to shari’a. He further said that ‘when the entire world is armed with nuclear weapons, it is permissible to use these weapons as a counter-[measure]. According to the shari’a, too, only the goal is important...’” |
Source: Little Green Footballs
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PhantomSgt
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This first broke on the following web site on 17 Feb:
http://www.memri.org/
MEMRI does a great job translating the speeches of these morons.
Here are some of the topics they have translated:
Reformist Iranian Internet Daily: A New Fatwa States That Religious Law Does Not Forbid Use of Nuclear Weapons
On February 16, 2006, the reformist Internet daily Rooz (www.roozonline.com ) reported for the first time that extremist clerics from Qom had issued what the daily called "a new fatwa," which states that "shari'a does not forbid the use of nuclear weapons."
New Internet Footage of "Fatima's Fiancé" Saudi Terrorist Abu Mu'awiya Al-Shimali Preparing for Suicide Bombing in Iraq: "Oh Bush... You Will Be Humiliated; We Destroyed the [WTC] Tower, & We Will Make You Bow Your Head"
Syrian Gov't Daily Suggests Israel Created, Spread Avian Flu Virus
On January 31, 2006, the Syrian government daily Al-Thawra published an article by columnist Abd Al-Rahman Ghunaym suggesting that Israel created the avian flu virus in order to damage "genes carried only by Arabs." The article further speculates that Israel may have planted the virus in East Asia in order to mislead the world, and that this is why the disease first appeared in that remote region. Another possibility given is that the virus was created to attack "the yellow race - especially in China and Vietnam" which are "rising powers" threatening "American hegemony over the world."
Mock Trial of Bush, Blair, and Sharon Staged in Cairo Covered on Al-Jazeera
The following are excerpts from a mock trial of U.S. President Bush, British PM Blair, and Israeli PM Sharon, staged by the Union of Arab Lawyers and aired on Al-Jazeera TV on February 2-5, 2006.
Personally I like the Bird Flu nonsense the best.
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