Middle East headlines

From MEMRI News Ticker

June 4, 2004
U.S. AUTHORITIES RAIDED AND CONFISCATED OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND ORDERED THE CLOSURE OF WASHINGTON'S BRANCH OFFICE OF THE WORLD ASSEMBLY MUSLIM YOUTH (WAMY), A LEADING NGO IN SAUDI ARABIA. (SAUDI GAZETTE, 6/4/04)

Here is my earlier post on WAMY

June 4, 2004
A FATWA WAS ISSUED BY CHAIRMAN RUET-E-HILAL COMMITTEE MUFTI MUNEEBUR RAHMAN ON BEHALF OF 24 SCHOLARS FROM DEOBENDI, BRELVI, SHIA AND AHLE HADITH SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT DECREEING THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP WHICH KILLS INNOCENT CITIZENS - MUSLIMS OR NON-MUSLIMS - OR ATTACKS PLACES OF WORSHIP, ARE EXCLUDED FROM ISLAM, AND THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE CALLED MUSLIMS. (DAILY TIMES, PAKISTAN, 6/4/04)

I suppose bin Laden and Al-Qaeda are grandfathered?

June 4, 2004
YESTERDAY REGISTERED THE FIRST PUBLIC CLASH BETWEEN SUPREME LEADER ALI KHAMENEI AND AYATOLLAH ALI AL-SISTANI. KHAMENEI DENOUNCED THE NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT AND SAID THAT THE PHENOMENON OF POLITICAL AGENTS APPEARS WHEN 'THE CLERICS WITHDRAW FROM POLITICS.' AL-SISTANI GAVE THE GOVERNMENT HIS FULL SUPPORT. (AL-QABAS, KUWAIT, 6/4/04)

June 4, 2004
SENATORS SANTORUM AND LIEBERMAN PLAYED VIDEOS FOR JOURNALISTS DEPICTING SADDAM'S CRIMES SUCH AS CUTTING OUT TONGUES, SEVERING HANDS OR NECKS, AS WELL AS PRISONERS SCREAMING WHILE BEING HIT BY IRON BARS. (AL-SHARQ AL-AWSAT, LONDON, 6/4/04)

Shouldn't the world press be all over this?
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