A Fatwa Against Violence

[Psycho4Bud]

Last week, I participated in a three day meeting here that included six of the most senior Iraqi Sunni and Shia religious leaders. At the meeting, held at a Marriott hotel in a Cairo suburb, they formally agreed to "end terrorist violence, and to disband militia activity in order to build a civilized country and work within the framework of law."

This gathering was a truly historic event, given the authority of the participants -- including Sheikh Ahmed al Kubaisi, acknowledged by all Iraqis as the senior Sunni religious authority (the weekly audience for his Friday sermons, broadcast from Dubai, number 20 million), and Ayatollah Sayyid Ammar Abu Ragheef, chief of staff for Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani, the acknowledged leader of the Shia community in Iraq and beyond. One has only to consider the power of these specific religious leaders, and the instruments at their disposal for getting results, to grasp the gathering's enormous potential importance.

Going well beyond traditional rhetoric in their closing statement late last week, they stated their intention to work for the early issuance of a joint Sunni-Shia fatwa to the Iraqi people. A fatwa such as this will carry the force of law for all followers. Think about that. After more than four years of brutal warfare and untold suffering, the leading religious authorities in Iraq have joined hands and said "Enough," and have committed to use their authority to bring peace to their country.
A Fatwa Against Violence - WSJ.com (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118800616417608640.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)

And the Dems are amazed once again! So.....they are on a united front with a Fatwa.....oh what will Hillary Obama do now??? LMAO!!!:D

Have a good one!:s4:

[medicinal]

Last week, I participated in a three day meeting here that included six of the most senior Iraqi Sunni and Shia religious leaders. At the meeting, held at a Marriott hotel in a Cairo suburb, they formally agreed to "end terrorist violence, and to disband militia activity in order to build a civilized country and work within the framework of law."

This gathering was a truly historic event, given the authority of the participants -- including Sheikh Ahmed al Kubaisi, acknowledged by all Iraqis as the senior Sunni religious authority (the weekly audience for his Friday sermons, broadcast from Dubai, number 20 million), and Ayatollah Sayyid Ammar Abu Ragheef, chief of staff for Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani, the acknowledged leader of the Shia community in Iraq and beyond. One has only to consider the power of these specific religious leaders, and the instruments at their disposal for getting results, to grasp the gathering's enormous potential importance.

Going well beyond traditional rhetoric in their closing statement late last week, they stated their intention to work for the early issuance of a joint Sunni-Shia fatwa to the Iraqi people. A fatwa such as this will carry the force of law for all followers. Think about that. After more than four years of brutal warfare and untold suffering, the leading religious authorities in Iraq have joined hands and said "Enough," and have committed to use their authority to bring peace to their country.
A Fatwa Against Violence - WSJ.com (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118800616417608640.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)

And the Dems are amazed once again! So.....they are on a united front with a Fatwa.....oh what will Hillary Obama do now??? LMAO!!!:D

Have a good one!:s4:Talk is cheap. Lets see what actually happens before you start counting your Dinars, My opinion, not much will change. There are centuriesd of hatred built up between the Shia and Sunni, Kinda like the Palestinians and the Jews. Do you want a side bet?

[king of the world]

there are always meetings like this and big promises, but they never work. the truth is no leader can stop the terrorism, you got to educate the people and tell them to stop the terrorism.