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Pakistan President gets fatwa for 'flirting' with Sarah Palin

By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz U.S. correspondent

Tags: Sarah Palin, Asif Ali Zardari

Muslim leaders in Pakistan have issued a fatwa against the country's new president for allegedly flirting with U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week.

A radical prayer leader in Pakistan said Asif Ali Zardari shamed the nation for "indecent gestures, filthy remarks, and repeated praise of a non-Muslim lady wearing a short skirt."

At the meeting between the pair, Zardari smiled, shook Palin's hand and engaged in a conversation with her. After meeting the vice presidential candidate, Zardari said he was very impressed by her.

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1.	CONSPIRACY: WHY ALWAY PROMINENCE TO THE EXTREMIST MULLAHS NEWS?	20:55	\|	JACKAL	02/10/08

2.	7th century mentality raises its ugly head again	21:20	\|	Jane	02/10/08

3.	prayer leaders	22:00	\|	philippe	02/10/08

4.	A FATWA HERE A FATWAH THERE...SOON FATWAS EVERYWHERE...	22:47	\|	dav zee	02/10/08

5.	Who rules Pakistan?	23:03	\|	Mark B.	02/10/08

6.	Seriously??	23:34	\|	Adam	02/10/08

7.	Let Palin Be Palin .	23:53	\|	Joseph.E	02/10/08

8.	These guys are ridiculous	23:57	\|	Nemesis	02/10/08

9.	Fatwa Shmatwa	00:50	\|	Bill Foonman	03/10/08

10.	Mr. Fatwa vs the President	01:15	\|	Brod	03/10/08

11.	Pakistan Fatwa	01:49	\|	bghtnpd4	03/10/08

12.	JACKAL CONSPIRACY WHY SO MANY EXTREMIST MULLAHS? EVERYWHERE?	02:20	\|	PETER SM	03/10/08

13.	McCain`s strategy in picking Palin...	03:10	\|	Maureen Ann	03/10/08

14.	phony men of god	04:30	\|	real vision	03/10/08

15.	my response was intended for #9 maureen whose jealousy is shining	04:53	\|	glenna	03/10/08

16.	Guys lighten up,you can`t blame Paki Prez Palin really cute!	05:04	\|	PK	03/10/08

17.	#9 Maureen	05:33	\|	Rab Burns	03/10/08

18.	MAUREEN McCains strategy picking a self made woman	05:47	\|	PETER SM	03/10/08

19.	This is what happens when they keep their women "hidden"	06:34	\|	Raymond in DC	03/10/08

20.	Maureen Ann	07:16	\|	Marc	03/10/08

21.	Destabilizing Pakistan	07:22	\|	Mark of Lewiston	03/10/08

22.	not # but 13 to you maureen who are jealous of true beauty,which	07:23	\|	glenna	03/10/08

23.	lol	07:29	\|	Omar	03/10/08

24.	Zardari Complimented Palin As "Gorgeous" While The Radical ...	08:16	\|	Lavi	03/10/08

25.	And Pakistan is our friend!	09:21	\|	Motic	03/10/08

26.	Dress codes	09:27	\|	Sherlock Holmes	03/10/08

27.	Bill Foonman	09:37	\|	sharon	03/10/08

28.	Maureen Ann you`ve outdone yourself	10:11	\|	x-ray	03/10/08

29.	Religious Freaks Right Here	11:43	\|	Infidel Castro	03/10/08

30.	Fatwa for flirting.	11:58	\|	David Nigel Braham	03/10/08

31.	30	12:57	\|	sharon	03/10/08

32.	Thou shalt only look when no-one is watching.	13:01	\|	H	03/10/08

33.	TO NEMESIS	13:11	\|	MENDOZA	03/10/08

34.	Isn`t religion GREAT?	15:37	\|	T A Sheppard	03/10/08

35.	#34...TA Sheppard	16:15	\|	Nemesis	03/10/08

36.	Well Who Can Blame the Guy?	19:55	\|	Mark G	03/10/08

37.	putting lipstick on a pig its still pig, Fatwah is justified	00:10	\|	American in NY	04/10/08

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