A wonderful omen, if it pans out:
"There is not a quick, easy solution. This is long-term work. We have to engage with these people continually. The key thing is talking to them every day. Never before has there been a Sunni-Shia fatwa against violence. It has never been heard of in history. Will it make a difference? Not immediately. But I hope eventually it will."
I doubt it; but history is full of surprises.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2007/11/iraqs-sunnis-and-shiites-against-violence/223721/
