Pakistan mosque sets up court, threatens suicide attacks

[Eugene]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Pakistan mosque sets up court, threatens suicide attacks

by Nasir Jaffry
19 minutes ago

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A Pakistani mullah said Friday he had set up a Taliban-style
Islamic court at his mosque in the capital and pledged "tens of thousands" of
suicide attacks if the government tries to shut it down.

The fiery declaration by cleric Abdul Aziz comes a week after students affiliated
to Islamabad's Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, kidnapped an alleged brothel owner and
mounted morality patrols targeting music and DVD shops.

"I announce the setting up of a Sharia (Islamic) court from today. I hereby declare
the start of Islamic law from this mosque," Aziz told 2,000 chanting supporters in a
sermon during traditional Friday prayers.

President Pervez Musharraf, a key US ally in the "war on terror" and relative moderate,
warned the hardliners that he would not tolerate anyone taking the law into their own
hands.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070406/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanreligion

[aquart]

1. Aw. Our pals.

[rpannier]

2. Yeah...tens of thousands

He wishes...

I wonder if we'll see pat or jerry set up their own courts. I mean this idea has to be appealing to them.

If they don't and...

If the Dems take the WH and hold congress in 2008, I'll be interested to see if those whack job fundies all move to South Carolina to set up Godtopia and then try to secede.

[Broadslidin]

3. Godtopia, South Carolina, Supreme Home for the Christian Whisper Committee

The ideal 'tax free' money generating location
for the outing of:
"fag candidates", "drug addicted wives",
"illicit interracial liaisons",
"those consorting with the Terrorists..."

Just back from his Wonderful Baghdad Shopping Walk About,
Born Once Again, Senator John McCain will surely
accept a position on the Whispering Committee's
Board of Directors.