The AP says today that the Muslim Imams in Spain have issued an edict (fatwah) against terrorism and Osama Bin Ladin. Great idea, except it appears to be the first such Fatwah issued against OBL.

WTF?

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SPA...EMPLATE=DEFAULT

 

Maybe they were just waiting to see if people would just forget about it? I don't know what took them so long, but what happens if there isn't a positive reaction from Muslims (and why would there not be - there's obviously some question in the speaker's mind)?

 

Finally. I have been wondering for a long time whether we would ever hear the voice of the moderate Muslims.

 

They just waited for the anniversary... Special occasion and all that.

 

It is just so hard to understand what motivates people to do these things. I have understood "killing in the name of God", what ever God that might be.

On a different note: On the anniversary of the train bombing in Madrid the city observed five minutes of silence and stood still. Do you think that it would be possible for Americans to stand still for five minutes without saying a word at 07:37?

 

[QUOTE=cordycord,Mar 10 2005, 07:19 PM]The AP says today that the Muslim Imams in Spain have issued an edict (fatwah) against terrorism and Osama Bin Ladin.