Muslims issue fatwa against Osama

Spanish Muslim leaders say they will be issuing a fatwa against Osama bin Laden. I applaud this important step from moderate Muslim leaders while at the same time wondering, why haven't we seen more of it? It seems like all we've ever heard about previously are anti-Western fatwas issued by radical, fundamentalist Muslim leaders who support terrorism. It's long past time that the moderate Muslim leaders responded to these decrees with their own. Apparently these fatwas, or decrees, are very influential in many Muslim communities. Perhaps more moderate communities were afraid to respond for fear of reprisals, I don't know, but the Spanish leaders appear to be taking an important step.

update: The fatwa has been issued and is in fact the world's first fatwa against Osama bin Laden. Again, much credit to the Spanish Muslim leaders who issued it. But why on earth is it the first? What took so long for some moderate Muslims to come out against terrorism in this important way?