devil39
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Latest book by Anonymous (a senior CIA analyst and Al Qaida/Bin Laden specialist) is a very interesting perspective on the War on Terror, and a strong counterpoint to the likes of Victor Davis Hanson, Thomas P.M. Barnett, Ralph Peters, et al.
He argues that Muslims attack the US, not for who they are, i.e. it is not democracy, religious freedom, gay marriage and MTV. Muslims attack the US as a result of American policies and actions wrt to Israel, bombing and occupying Muslim states, and propping up corrupt Muslim regimes.
He argues that bin Laden is not an irrational terrorist, but is capitalizing on rational Muslim fears and capitalizing with an increasingly successful "Defensive Jihad".
A Slate book review below.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2103748/
A Guardian book review below.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/alqaida/story/0,12469,1242638,00.html
Regardless of your view of the War On Terror, Imperial Hubris is well worth reading.
He argues that Muslims attack the US, not for who they are, i.e. it is not democracy, religious freedom, gay marriage and MTV. Muslims attack the US as a result of American policies and actions wrt to Israel, bombing and occupying Muslim states, and propping up corrupt Muslim regimes.
He argues that bin Laden is not an irrational terrorist, but is capitalizing on rational Muslim fears and capitalizing with an increasingly successful "Defensive Jihad".
A Slate book review below.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2103748/
A Guardian book review below.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/alqaida/story/0,12469,1242638,00.html
Regardless of your view of the War On Terror, Imperial Hubris is well worth reading.