and is this chap Sunni, S'hia, Shiite, Shire etc?
Not all branches of Islam give Jihad any official status, and for those that do, well it would be a lie really wouldnt it? Jihad can only be used on non-muslims when it comes to violence, I presume then, that during all the terrorist attacks that take place over the world (9/11 being the best example), they tell all the muslims not to be there when they attack.
To answer FUBARs question, I dont think it is a question of extremists misreading the Koran at all, I personally dont beleive for one minute that any of these people could be considered a religous figure etc. All these extremists do is corrupt the minds of vulnarable young people into doing what they want them to do. They are just greedy old men who want to be right.
After all, if Jihad was such an important thing and a very holy thing, why hasnt Bin Laden himself done it yet?
And finally, if we are all scared of Jihad and Jihadists, why did we finance the Mujahdeen in Afghanistan during the 80's?
