Shari'a invoked in Iranian threat against enemies

It's interesting that Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, alluded to Islamic law, known as shari'a, when he spewed out his latest verbal barb at the United States and other nations opposed to its nuclear program, as AP noted:

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that Iran would "cut off the hand of any aggressor" and insisted Tuesday the country's military must be prepared amid escalating tensions with the international community over its disputed nuclear program.

Shari'a, or Islamic law, suggests punishment for crimes such as burglarly include hand amputation.

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