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March 15, 2006
Iraq: Alleged Moderate al-Sistani Urges Murder of Homosexuals, in the Worst, Most Severe Way
The horror of Islam unleashed in Iraq: Iraqi Shia Leader Calls Fatwa Against Gays
(London) As Iraq sinks closer and closer to all-out civil war the country's most influential Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, is reportedly calling for death to gays and Sunni Moslems.Sunni Arabs, who have run Iraq since its creation nearly 90 years ago, total barely a fifth of the population are involved in bitter armed battled with Shiites.
Sistani, a native Iraqi who was trained in Iran, has emerged as one of the country's leading figures in the push by Shiites for an Islamic republic.
His heavily armed Badr Corps was trained by the Iranian military in the 1980s.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at March 15, 2006 4:46 PM
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