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Jihadi dispute points to deeper radicalism among youths
CNS monitor ^ | 3/26/09 | Caryle Murphy

Posted on 03/26/2009 2:13:36 PM PDT by Nachum

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - In yet another fissure within radical Islamist networks, one of the world's most influential jihadi theologians is coming under fire from some former followers for allegedly moderating his views – a claim he denies.

The attacks on Jordanian cleric Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, who was spiritual adviser for the late Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, are significant because of Mr. Maqdisi's longtime stature as a revered spiritual mentor who legitimizes violence with his religious interpretations of Islamic sacred texts.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dispute; jihadi; points; radicalism

1 posted on 03/26/2009 2:13:36 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Let the jihadists fight. We’ll get the popcorn and watch.

The civil war within Islam should be fanned. Arab vs. Persian vs. Turk, Shi’a vs. Sunni. A house divided against itself cannot stand.


2 posted on 03/26/2009 2:22:27 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat (I'm learning Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashtu, and Russian so someday you won't have to)
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To: Nachum
...coming under fire from some former followers for allegedly moderating his views...

George Orwell would have loved these people.

3 posted on 03/26/2009 3:02:05 PM PDT by OpeEdMunkey (We seem to have reached a critical mass of stupid people.)
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