New code of conduct for waging jihad

Apparently there are rules, and they just got humaned. Wonder if that\'ll mean anything?
 

The code\'s most direct challenge to al Qaeda is this: "Jihad has ethics and morals because it is for God. That means it is forbidden to kill women, children, elderly people, priests, messengers, traders and the like. Betrayal is prohibited and it is vital to keep promises and treat prisoners of war in a good way. Standing by those ethics is what distinguishes Muslims\' jihad from the wars of other nations."
 
The code has been circulated among some of the most respected religious scholars in the Middle East and has been given widespread backing. It is being debated by politicians in the U.S. and studied by western intelligence agencies.
 
In essence the new code for jihad is exactly what the West has been waiting for: a credible challenge from within jihadist ranks to al Qaeda\'s ideology

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/09/libya.jihadi.code/index.html
 
The article goes on to explain other additions to the code such as "parlay" and a cool, new secret handshake.

[GmanJoe]

They\'ll say it is American and Zionist propoganda. However, if they sweeten the deal by saying "Bacon is now an acceptable meal" they might go for it.

[Titan]

I wonder if al Queda will follow that. They\'re ideology seems to have quite a few contradictions in it to me.

I guess these guys didn\'t get the memo.

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Militants stormed a mosque near Pakistan\'s army headquarters, killing at least 36 worshippers, including six military officers, during Friday prayers as they sprayed gunfire and threw grenades before blowing themselves up, officials said.

It was the latest in a wave of strikes by suspected Islamist insurgents that has killed more than 400 people in Pakistan since October.
The rampage in a heavily fortified area in the garrison city of Rawalpindi also brought the war home to the military brass as insurgents persist with brazen attacks despite several army offensives against them in northwestern regions bordering Afghanistan.

A military statement said four attackers hurled grenades, then opened fire as they rushed toward the mosque, which was located on Parade Lane in a military residential colony, just a few miles from the capital. Two suicide bombers then blew themselves up inside, while the other two militants were killed in an exchange of gunfire, it said.

The dead included a major general, a brigadier, two lieutenant colonels, one major and a retired major as well as three regular soldiers, military spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said. Seventeen children and 10 civilians also were killed.

What a pointless attack... Terrible.

Attacks similar in nature are almost always pointless attacks...lol