Sunni Cleric in Egypt Calls for Holy War Against Syria's Assad

Fighting between Syrian rebels and Hezbollah has also been reported in Lebanon

A leading Sunni Muslim cleric has called on Sunnis from across the Middle East to go to Syria to fight against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian Islamist based in Qatar, fanned sectarian flames in the region Saturday by telling his followers to support rebels trying to topple the Assad government.  

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[Jesus H. Christ]

For the Islamists, is there any other kind of war than "holy war"? I mean, does anyone ever call for a garden variety, secular war?

[JeremyR]

It's really a shame all Muslims weren't Sufis, they could settle their differences in holy dance contests.

That's really the thing, it's assholes in religion that seem to win out over the non-assholes.

[Lyle]

Was Sufism originally founded by Arabs? Maybe Sufism is a synthesis of some other non-Arab culture into Islam. I should be less ignorant and know this probably.

Arab culture is the problem really.

[Lyle]

Sunnis ain't doing so hot at the moment. Islamists Sunnis needed for cannon fodder duty against Hezbollah/Allawite cannon fodder.

Hopefully Heaven

[Lyle]

Hopefully Heaven has a glut of virgins.