Shiite Cleric al-Sistani Forbids Iraqis From Selling Food To Americans

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: The Huffington Post

Fars News reproduces in Persian on May 24, 2008, another anti-American fatwa by Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani of Najaf. It says that its correspondent in Najaf reports that an Iraqi Shiite submitted the following to Sistani:

'I sell foodstuffs. Sometimes the Occupying Powers or their associates come to my establishment. May I sell them foodstuffs?'

Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani replied:

' Selling foodstuffs to the Occupying Powers is not permitted.'

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/25/shiite-cleric-al-sistani_n_103493.html

[jimshoes]

1. Does that mean they're not greeting us as liberators

any more?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. Yeah, that was the other part of the Huffington Post story...

...seems like Evil Dick "Other Priorities" Cheney screwed up. He's not Nostradamus, just a chickenhawk draft-dodging prick. Who woulda thunk it?

:eyes:

[harmonicon]

9. well, yeah... duh!!

The liberators can't be sold food!! They have to throw it to them as gifts!! "No, mr. US soldier, don't pay me for this food - your gift of liberty more than covers the cost!".

[Arctic Dave]

3. Let's hope this lull in violence doesn't end anytime soon

looks like things could go to hell really quickly if this guy gives the word.

[Underscoring facts]

4. the huffington post says that someone says that someone else says that someone said...

that Sistani banned the sale of food to American soldiers.

[cosmicone]

8. You're a Freeper arentcha? n/t

[Chulanowa]

16. It's very likely somewhere on Sistani's website

http://www.sistani.org/local.php?modules=main

[DLnyc]

5. Wow, maybe the surge didn't work so well after all.

link in the article to good Juan Cole piece on the subject...

http://www.juancole.com/2008/05/sistani-forbids-feeding-americans-warns.html

[ohio2007]

6. Should be a mutual understanding, falafel vendor not allowed to price gouge the foot patrol

and GI rations are the best bet against food poisoning.
It's a no brainer,GI's are told not to eat,drink or smoke anything being offered to them as they realized by now they are not in Tijuana.
Bet many solders would rather buy water bottled in Mexico then take a snack offered to them at a local bazaar hawkers. Should be easy enough to see this being enforced if the MS decides to report its enforcement with video next week.
BTW
How will this edict asked on the al Sistani website be enforced against those who do not have internet access ?


Should be an interesting June for the local economies if the MSM are permitted to interview the vendors who do cater to the filthy rich crusader americans....

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. No falafel? Billo Reilly, take note!

[Teaser]

7. as-Sistani has been ratcheting up the pressure on the occupation of late

.

[rpannier]

10. Can you feel the love and unity???

I would say, "What comes next?"
But, it seems to get worse everyday.

[truedelphi]

11. Why do the Americans in IRaq need the Shi'ia to sell them food?

I'm sure we are paying our dough boys and gals enough to cover the $ 6 a cup coffee and the other expensive things Halliburton offers them inside the Green Zone.

[robinlynne]

17. yep. i remember in one film lobster, and 10 desserts to choose from...

[jimshoes]

12. I guess this means no rugs either.

Drat!:grr:

[ohio2007]

14. Baghdad flying carpet business gonna crash.

Actually, its the carnival like street vendors that are being asked to go out of business. But how much did these few food vendors along main streets actually sell to GI's ?

hmm.
This is a good thread to save for a revisit in July to goggle up results of if the web based edict is being adhered to.

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

15. Can't be good for any truth coming out

Sometimes the Occupying Powers or their associates

reporters gotta eat too.

[Igel]

18. That's odd, inasmuch as

a previous fatwa said that the Iraqi Army could not be considered occupiers, while others could. The Iraqi Army is the arm of the state and is not an occupier, but maintaining or restoring order.

If the US is the occupying power, then the fatwa includes the Iraqi Army.

The previous fatwa also dealt with occupation: But it wasn't US occupation, but involved forces that were resisting the Iraqi Army. Hint, hint.

So I don't know how to understand the current claimed fatwa. (A fair number have been rumored, with people associated with Sistani clarifying what actually was said.)