Issue a Fatwa against suicide bombers

Paul Waddingham (an old friend, but sometimes his ideas are a bit crazy) telephoned last night, talking about the bomb attacks last Thursday. His point was that the only way to curtail the suicide bombers is to use some religious sanction against them (since they will only listen to religious commands). “We need the senior Muslim leaders in London to issue a Fatwa against suicide bombers” he said. “They should initiate a formal religious process that will declare war on any Muslim person who commits atrocities in London. All the religious scholars and Muftis should act together.” Not sure if this would work – the bombers seem to have a chaotic and unstructured view of the world.