Thursday, August 18, 2005
Caliphate Conscripts
In The Future of Terrorism: What al-Qaida Really Wants by Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein (who spent time in prison with al-Zarqawi and managed to make contact with many of the network's leaders), the organization's master plan--no matter how unrealistic--is sufficiently clear for even President Cheney to understand: recruit, resist, retaliate.
Not so tough to decipher, after all. They want to rid themselves of corrupt monarchies and establish theocracies, and any meddling by western powers will be resisted with retaliation to follow.
Now that we've been through this formulaic cycle a few times, perhaps a recognizable pattern will emerge that even docile Americans can comprehend.
Not so tough to decipher, after all. They want to rid themselves of corrupt monarchies and establish theocracies, and any meddling by western powers will be resisted with retaliation to follow.
Now that we've been through this formulaic cycle a few times, perhaps a recognizable pattern will emerge that even docile Americans can comprehend.
