But as the author notes, another Ayatollah beat him to the punch:

"Article 2

The Islamic Republic is a system based on belief in:

1.the One God (as stated in the phrase "There is no god except Allah"), His exclusive sovereignty and the right to legislate, and the necessity of submission to His commands;
2.Divine revelation and its fundamental role in setting forth the laws;
3.the return to God in the Hereafter, and the constructive role of this belief in the course of man's ascent towards God;
4.the justice of God in creation and legislation .

Guess who....

Excellent! How did you clip this? I couldn't get it to work.

OMG he'll have us resurrecting the "Crusades"