US Muslims Issue Fatwa Against Terrorism

http://www.arabnews.com ^ | 29 July 2005 | Barbara Ferguson

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

It would be nice to know if any information given by the American-Muslim community has caused the apprehension of any terrorists, or the discovery of sleeper cells in the U.S.

On the other hand it could be they realize if nukes go off over here alot of muslims will fry along with everyone else muslims who have nothing to do with anything ever

At the least i have a sliver of hope for some type of sanity for hmanity ...just a wee sliver !

[montag813]

That picture is just pathetic.

That picture is pure treason.

[lionheart 247365]

I wouldn't buy a used camel from any member of C.A.I.R.

We will all know when moderate muslims have had enough , if they even exist .

[CT]

Better read this:

http://counterterror.typepad.com/the_counterterrorism_blog/2005/07/the_american_is.html

[norwaypinesavage]

Good move. You wonder why it took fourteen centuries to do it.

[DCWatson]

CAIR participating in a fatwa against terrorism is like the Keebler Elves condemning cookies.

[KenD]

From Neal Boortz "Nealz Nuze" today:

MUSLIMS CONDEMN TERROR...OR DO THEY?

Good news yesterday. Muslims finally publicly condemned terrorism. Islamic scholars in the U.S. and Canada issued a "fatwa" (an Islamic ruling, for you government school types) stating that targeting innocent people is forbidden and that those who commit such acts of violence are criminals, rather than martyrs. American Muslim leaders say they're frustrated that many equate the Islamic faith with terrorism.

So this seems to be a bit of good news. But wait! If you actually start to look at the messenger, you begin to realize that all is not as it seems. As a number of bloggers noticed, the press conference announcing the Fatwa was organized by CAIR, The Council on American Islamic Relations. The group making the announcement was something called the Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA.) Here's just a sampling of some of the people affiliated with these groups, and their ties to terrorism:

--Taha Jaber Al-Alwani, Chairman of the FCNA, named in court papers as being associated with Islamic Jihad, the Palestinian terror group.

--Sheikh Muhammad al-Hanooti (such long names aren't they?,) who serves on the Fiqh council, has in the past called for jihad against the United States and Great Britain. Among his greatest hits: "Allah, the curse of Allah will become true on the infidel Jews and on the tyrannical Americans."

As for CAIR --- this crowd has repeatedly covered for the Islamic terror groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad. They have called the War On Terror a "War Against Islam."

So just in case anybody is getting all warm in fuzzy inside about American Muslim groups finally condemning terrorism, you'll have to consider the source on this one. Good sign? Yes ... let's see if the follow-through is there, or if this is just a PR response to increasing anger toward the wonderful, peaceful religion of Islam. When they turn in a few Al Qaeda cells operating in the United States perhaps I'll start to believe them.

[Texas_Conservative2]

serious talk of deportation and nuking mecca ... and suddenly they become helpful...

I wonder if there's a connection...

naaa!

*rolls eyes*

[KenD]

The other thing that sticks in my mind is the use of the words "... targeting INNOCENT people...". Am I incorrect or does the Koran not condemn everyone that is not Muslim and therefore the ONLY innocents are other Muslims?... and if "infidels" are the ones TARGETED but some innocent Muslims get killed in the process, that still lets the terrorists off.

I don't see this statement as anything but deceptive.

[auzerais]

From JihadWatch.org:
Islamic Leaders' Fatwa is BOGUS.

I get a daily digest from JihadWatch and consider it to be a MustRead for everyone

.

[stboz]

It's time that we confront Moslems at every turn about the practice of taquiya.

They need a fatwa against taquiya. But then, how do we know they're not lying, again?

[95 Bravo]

Gee whiz, nice of these Johnny-come-latelies to finally join the party.
And why do Muslims need permission from their clerics to co-operate with authorities? Christians, Jews, even aetheists know homicide bombing and acts of terror are utterly despicable. Muslims have to be told by their clerics?
What crap.
Actions speak louder than words, and the Muslims have a huge trust deficit to overcome, in my opinion.
Let's see what they do about it.