In calling for the murder of Salman Rushdie in 1989, the Ayatollah Khomeini wrote:

"Islam makes it incumbent on all adult males, provided they are not disabled
and incapacitated, to prepare themselves for the conquest of [other] countries
so that the writ of Islam is obeyed in every country in the world.
But those who study Islamic Holy War will understand why Islam wants
to conquer the whole w o r l d . . . .

"Those who know nothing of Islam pretend
that Islam counsels against war. Those [who say this] are witless. Islam says:
Kill all the unbelievers just as they would kill you all! Does this mean that
Muslims should sit back until they are devoured by [the unbelievers]? Islam
says: Kill them [the non-Muslims], put them to the sword and scatter [their
armies]. Does this mean sitting back until [non-Muslims] overcome us? Islam
says: Kill in the service of Allah those who may want to kill you! Does this
mean that we should surrender to the enemy?

"Islam says: Whatever good there
is exists thanks to the sword and in the shadow of the sword! People cannot
be made obedient except with the sword! The sword is the key to Paradise,
which can be opened only for Holy Warriors! There are hundreds of other
[Koranic] psalms and Hadiths [sayings of the Prophet] urging Muslims to value
war and to fight. Does all that mean that Islam is a religion that prevents
men from waging war? I spit upon those foolish souls who make such a claim."

Good to know. So both Sunni and Shia are on the same page on this issue ? I loved that psychotic bit: "Kill all the unbelievers just as they would kill you all! Does this mean that Muslims should sit back until they are devoured by [the unbelievers]?"

So unbelievers are out to get you, to kill you, so kill them first ? Fruitcake stuff. I look forward to the repudiation of this sort of fascist rubbish by 'moderate' Muslims.

Joe