[Travis McGee]

Praise be to God, who revealed the Book, controls the clouds, defeats factionalism, and says in His Book: "But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war)";

This is the very first sentence of OBL's Fatwa telling all Moslems to kill all Americans.

The part in quotes is Surya 9-5.

I find it self explanatory, and I am eagerly waiting for Islamic scholars to put it in context or debunk it, but so far none have.

[sadimgnik]

The part in quotes is Surya 9-5. I find it self explanatory, and I am eagerly waiting for Islamic scholars to put it in context or debunk it, but so far none have.

As far as I can see, there can be no debunking. However, you should also bear in mind that a lesser jihad is _supposed_ to be a purely defensive fight.

It is also specifically supposed to stop attacks on non-combatants.

However, Osama bin Laden has used his own interpretation of the Qu'ran .. which is pretty typical of fundamentalists, IMHO.

Most moderate Moslims appear to be consigning his fatwah to the rubbish bin

Unfortunately, less moderate Moslems, particulary those who have an axe to grind against what they see as 'the great satan' may take his call as justification for their atrocities :-(

Regards Sadim