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"Prophet Muhammad prohibited even the mutilation of a dead mad dog ... What happened in Fallujah is a distortion of Islamic principles, and it is forbidden in Islam."
SHEIK KHALID AHMED, senior Islamic cleric in Fallujah, condemning the killings and mutilations of four U.S. civilians by Iraqis

"I've ordered this level of cooperation because I consider it necessary to gaining a complete picture of the months and years that preceded the murder of our fellow citizens on September 11th."
GEORGE W. BUSH, U.S. President, on why, after initially refusing, he...

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