September 25, 2003

• CIA paid mullahs to back US says book
  
  24.09.2003

  
  

  WASHINGTON - The United States CIA paid mullahs and created fake Islamic religious leaders to preach a moderate message.

  
  

  "In Islam, as in many other religions, anyone can call himself a religious leader. So, besides paying mullahs, the CIA created fake mullahs - recruited agents who would proclaim themselves clerics and take a more moderate position."

  
  

  The CIA also paid for mullahs to issue fatwas, or religious edicts.

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