death warrant
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DEATH WARRANT
WARRANT FOR THE DEATHS OF SHI’A CLERICS
GRAND AYATOLLAH AL SISTANI AND MUQTADA AL
SADR BOTH OF WHOM HAVE CALLED FOR
HOMOSEXUALS TO BE PUT TO DEATH AND WHOSE
FOLLOWERS HAVE BEEN ONLY TOO KEEN TO CARRY
OUT THEIR WISHES
MAY THEY DIE AT RIPE OLD AGES AND OF
NATURAL CAUSES AS FRUIT PLUCKED FROM A
FLOWERING TREE TO PUCKER, PUS, BRUISE,
BLACKEN, MUSH, MOULD, WITHER, SHRIVEL,
HARDEN, SOFTEN, CORRODE, STINK, ROT,
BLEED, LEAK, BURST, TIGHTEN, LOOSEN,
DISCOLOUR, DECAY, BREAK, SPLIT, DROOP,
DEHYDRATE, DRY, DRAIN, EVAPORATE,
DETERIORATE, DECOMPOSE, DISPERSE, DISBAND,
DISAPPEAR
AND IN THEIR REMAINS LET WILD IRISES GROW