Iraq's top Sunni Muslim body on Thursday warned the security forces against supporting the US military in the fight at the holy city of Najaf. The Association of Muslim Scholars issued a fatwa, or religious edict, forbidding Muslims from offering any support to the forces of "occupation."
"It is forbidden for any Muslim to cooperate with the occupation forces and killing their own brothers and fellow citizens," it said.
| "Good Muslims never kill their own brothers and fellow citizens in cooperation with the occupation forces. They do it themselves." |
"Iraqi police and members of civil defence (national guards) should fear God's punishment and wrath of the people as they battle with the occupation and participate in the shedding of their brothers' blood." Calling the Najaf fight as an act of "genocide" by the US forces, the association said the clashes in the holy city were against both sharia Islamic law and civil laws. "What is going in Najaf at the hands of American forces is nothing but genocide and criminal acts forbidden by sharia and civil laws as it is affecting everyone who rejects the occupation," it said.
| "'Cuz, ummm... they're bumping off lotsa guys with turbans. That has to be against the law." |
"It is affecting the holy Muslim values and the shrines. It makes thousands of women and children leave the city."
| "An'... an'... puppies, too! An' kittens! An' baby ducks! An' FLUFFY BUNNIES!" |
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