Iraq Shiite cleric (Sistani) slams Hamas killing

[Aidoneus]

bodes unwell for both occupations..

Monday, March 22, 2004 · Last updated 11:54 a.m. PT
Iraq Shiite cleric slams Hamas killing
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NAJAF, Iraq -- Iraq's most powerful Shiite Muslim cleric on Monday condemned what he described as Israel's "ugly crime" in killing Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the founder and spiritual leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas.

"We call upon the sons of the Arab and Islamic nations to close ranks, unite and work hard for the liberation of the usurped land and restore rights," Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani said in a statement released by his office in the Shiite holy city of Najaf.

"This morning, the occupying Zionist entity committed an ugly crime against the Palestinian people by killing one of their heroes, scholar martyr Ahmed Yassin," the statement said.

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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apmideast_story.asp?category=1107&slug=Al%20Sistani%20Yassin

[mmm]

1. Hussein would not have cared at all about this

one way or the other, Palestine will wind up with Iraq as
a powerful new ally

[Lefty48197]

2. When he refers to the 'usurped land' I'm sure he really means

that he wants to drive the Jews out of Israel so that his followers can take it over.

[xchrom]

3. sort of what happened when

israel was created to lots and lots of palestinians.

[sir_captain]

4. How about Jordan?

Most of historical Palestine lies within the presentday borders of Jordan? Why aren't you harping on that? Why isn't there a Jihad against usurping King Abdullah?

[Quetzal]

5. and our troops are serving over there

He could do a lot of damage if he decided to play his cards.