Fatwa! 'harming the Japanese is sinful in the eyes Allah'

[Taro Toporific]

A holy fatwa and a recreation oasis for the Japanese in IraqThe Daily Star, Bangladesh - Mon. February 09, 2004
...Japanese ... requested the Shite cleric of Samawah, the southern Iraqi town that Japan had earlier chosen as the sight for its military base, to issue a Fatwa that would proclaim harming the Japanese in Iraq a sinful act in the eyes of Allah. The cleric, Maad al Waili, who was interviewed recently by a Japanese daily told that he would soon issue the Fatwa that he hoped would guarantee the safety of Japanese soldiers in Iraq. ... fatwa is to be named 'Respect the Japanese'

[Caustic Saint]

The commander of the Japanese forces has requested the Shite cleric of Samawah...to issue a Fatwa that would proclaim harming the Japanese in Iraq a sinful act in the eyes of Allah.

They misspelled paid.