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Web site of influential Shiite cleric hacked (with Bill Maher video)
CNN.com ^ | September 19, 2008 | Octavia Nasr

Posted on 09/20/2008 4:00:06 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

(CNN) -- The Web site of Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric was hacked on Friday, with the attackers' messages saying they are Sunnis upset over fatwas, or edicts, issued on the site.

A entity called Group XP placed a video of comedian Bill Maher making fun of Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and his advice to the Shiite faithful, as well as posting messages on the site.

The hackers said they are upset at the sexual nature of the advice given to faithful allegedly by al-Sistani through a spokesperson. Those who have studied the attack believe that the Maher video is meant to illustrate how such advice promotes mockery of Islam.

The communications said it was hacking this and other sites giving a "bad name" to Sunnis. The messages said Christian sites that insult Islam and sexually oriented sites run by Arab Christians out of Israel were also hacked.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: billmaher; shiites; sistani

1 posted on 09/20/2008 4:00:06 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Bill Maher must be proud to be a tool for Sunnis fighting their turf war with Shiites.


2 posted on 09/20/2008 4:05:20 AM PDT by SolidWood (McCain/Palin 2008)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Those who have studied the attack believe that the Maher video is meant to.....make their camels puke turds.


3 posted on 09/20/2008 4:07:07 AM PDT by Safetgiver (Lord, I'll give to the poor when they stop wanting to be poor.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

So...does this imply we may soon be viewing a video of black hooded jihadists using a butcher knife to cut off kidnapped Maher’s head?


4 posted on 09/20/2008 4:09:10 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs...nothing more than Bald Haired Hippies!)
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So...does this imply we may soon be viewing a video of black hooded jihadists using a butcher knife to cut off kidnapped Maher’s head?

The last thing we need is for Maher to be turned into a martyr.

5 posted on 09/20/2008 4:25:49 AM PDT by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote!)
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The last thing we need is for Maher to be turned into a martyr.

Meh. I'll take it.
6 posted on 09/20/2008 5:02:09 AM PDT by Question Liberal Authority (Pontius Pilate voted "Present")
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