From www.andrewsullivan.com
THIS IS A RELIGIOUS WAR: The Observer in London yesterday published what they argue is a new letter from Osama bin Laden. It emerged on a website previously used by al Qaeda to communicate messages and is being circulated on the web and among British Islamists. The Observer hedges its bets by saying that "although there is no way to confirm the authenticity of the letter beyond all doubt, senior Arab journalists in the Middle Eastern media believe the letter is from bin Laden. 'It is an extraordinary glimpse into his mind,' one told The Observer." Who knows? But in some respects, the authenticity of the letter as Osama is less interesting than the fact that even if produced by another Islamist figure or entity, it conveys a very lucid account of what the enemy believes. The "Letter To America" is part Islamist pep-talk, part warning. The author is fighting for the imposition of Islamic law throughout the world. At one point, he addresses America directly:
What are we calling you to, and what do we want from you?
(1) The first thing that we are calling you to is Islam.
(a) The religion of the Unification of God; of freedom from associating partners with Him, and rejection of this; of complete love of Him, the Exalted; of complete submission to His Laws; and of the discarding of all the opinions, orders, theories and religions which contradict with the religion He sent down to His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Islam is the religion of all the prophets, and makes no distinction between them - peace be upon them all.

Complete submission to Sharia law. Got that? He is therefore fighting any constitutional arrangement anywhere that provides for freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, separation of Church and state or indeed anything that is not approved by a clerical elite. So that's why they have such an issue with the Constitution of the United States.
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-p So, these barbarous murders want to destroy the fabric of our country and forcefully enslave us to their wacko interpretation of their religion. Let's cut the PC rhetoric and focus on eliminating this boldly stated and recently executed threat in every sense of the word.