Libyan Muslim leaders order followers to rebel

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PARIS | Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:59am EST

PARIS Feb 21 (Reuters) - A coalition of Libyan Muslim leaders has issued a declaration telling all Muslims it is their duty to rebel against the Libyan leadership.

"They have demonstrated total arrogant impunity and continued, and even intensified, their bloody crimes against humanity. They have thereby demonstrated total infidelity to the guidance of God and His beloved Prophet (peace be upon him)," said the group, called the Network of Free Ulema of Libya.

"This renders them undeserving of any obedience or support, and makes rebelling against them by all means possible a divinely ordained duty," the group said in a declaration obtained by Reuters on Monday. (Reporting by Tom Heneghan; Writing by Christian Lowe; Editing by Tim Pearce)

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AntiFederalist wrote:
Imagine the Pope or Archbishop of Cantebury proclaiming the same. Who would follow?

Feb 21, 2011 9:19am EST  --  Report as abuse
radiomankc wrote:
I don’t trust religious zealots much, whether in the US or elsewhere. But this Reuters report shows me the muslim leaders as reported, make sense. Good for them!

As to turning this into just another form of (women’s/legal) repression, I hope that’s not the case.

Feb 21, 2011 9:51am EST  --  Report as abuse
ericdb wrote:
Funny how all these politicians/ religious leaders jump on the side they apparently will prevail. And very sneakily plant messages that they were with the protesters the entire time. Very smooth way to put yourself in a position to take power, but sorry, the people don’t want the same ole trash running their country anymore.

Feb 21, 2011 11:11am EST  --  Report as abuse
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