When Saipov says that ISIS is “leading a war,” he is absolutely correct, and he is also correct that the goal of this war is to “impose sharia on Earth.” This is abundantly clear when one examines the history of Islam. From its very inception up to the present day, as I show in my new book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, the warriors of jihad have targeted every non-Muslim nation they could reach, and made war against it with the intention ultimately of imposing Sharia upon it.
“Accused N.Y Attacker Says U.S. Court’s Judgment ‘Not Important,'” by Brendan Pierson, Reuters, June 22, 2018:
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Uzbek national accused of killing eight people by driving a speeding truck along a New York City bike path last October spoke of a “war” led by Islamic State at a pre-trial hearing on Friday and dismissed the court’s judgment as not important.
The statement by Sayfullo Saipov, a legal permanent resident of the United States, came at the end of a hearing at which U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick set an Oct. 7, 2019, trial date in the case.
“The judgments that are made here are not important for me,” Saipov, 30, said through an interpreter. “They are not Allah’s judgments.”
Saipov continued speaking even after Broderick interrupted to remind him that anything he said could be used against him.
“The Islamic State, in order to impose sharia (Islamic law) on Earth, is leading a war,” Saipov said. He had previously told law enforcement that he was inspired by the militant group….