Radical cleric Patrick Robertson issued a fatwah yesterday for the immediate execution of Venezuela's democratically elected President Chavez. Said Robertson:
If he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it. It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war. And I don't think any oil shipments will stop. ... We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability. We don't need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator. It's a whole lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do the job and then get it over with.
Of course, the commandment "Thou shalt not kill," which is displayed prominently in many courthouses across the country, comes with the famous rider: "except when thou shall saveth $200 billion and keepeth fuel in thy SUV."
Update: Cleric Robertson has since apologized for his remarks, although he still calls for US forces to "take him out." Apparently, democracy is only holy and righteous when a conservative is elected.