Lebanon’s top Shiite Muslim cleric issued a religious edict yesterday banning attacks on public utilities in Iraq, mainly the oil industry, urging Iraqis to solve their problems through dialogue. Iraqi-born Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, who enjoys some influence among Iraq’s Shiites, said in a statement that Iraqis should work for stability in their country otherwise they will be helping the “occupation … that wants to dominate Iraqis and stay longer in Iraq in order to serve its dangerous project in the region. Full Story