Cleric orders Gaddafi killed

From Sky News.com (Feb. 22):

Influential Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi has issued a fatwa that any Libyan soldier who can shoot dead embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi should do so 'to rid Libya of him.'

'Whoever in the Libyan army is able to shoot a bullet at Mr Gaddafi should do so,' Qaradawi, an Egyptian-born cleric who is usually based in Qatar, told Al-Jazeera television. [read more]

Why issue a fatwa on Gaddafi? I mean I don’t like the guy but why him? Usually a fatwa is issued if a Muslim is not following the Quran’s dictates. If this fatwa is because Gaddafi is brutal to his fellow countrymen then why not issue a fatwa on Ahmadinejad? He’s just as brutal. Unless there is another reason….

I should note that this cleric is spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. So, much for them being peaceful.

Too bad some prominent cleric cannot issue a fatwa on Bin Laden.