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Originally Posted by powerclown
Are saying that within this media environment it is impossible for it to be reported that a prominent Islamic cleric issued a fatwa denouncing al-Qaeda, for example? I guess it's in the realm of possibility, but I'm skeptical.
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Not impossible at all. Maybe you just aren't listening:
http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/new...ervice_id=2623
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Outspoken Muslim cleric Youssuf al-Qaradhawi, whose has recently visited Britain, has condemned religious extremism.
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http://atheism.about.com/b/a/019880.htm
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As popular as radical Islam is, not even all clerics in Saudi Arabia support it - at least not the clerics who are under the control of the government. Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul-Aziz al-Sheikh has told Saudi citizens that they should spend more time listening to religious authorities than to radical Muslims who expounded upon "fanatic interpretations of Islam."
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al-Sheikh has denounced terrorism and AQ on numerous occasions.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/arti...7/195606.shtml
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A prominent Muslim cleric today denounced terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden and urged Afghanistan's Taliban rulers not to risk thousands of lives for him.
"Bin Laden is not a prophet that we should put thousands of lives at risk for," said Tahirul Qadri, who heads the Pakistani Awami Tehrik Party.
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Grand Ayatollah Montazeri issued a fatwa denouncing terrorism and suicide attacks in 2002:
http://www.nationalreview.com/ledeen/ledeen042902.asp
That took all of a few minutes but if you'd rather believe that they are all a bunch of raghead who 'hate our freedom' then by all means keep on.