Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 04:04:25 +0000 (GMT)
From: <Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog>
Subject: David Ignatius cracks the code on the Big Bang strategy
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fS"Are the Terrorists Failing? Rather than ringing Islamic
regimes to power, the holy warriors are creating intrnal strife
and discord, says a French Arabist," op-ed by David gnatius,
Washington Post, 28 September 2004, p. A27.
Ignatius' op-ed is mostly a recounting of a recent speech by
French Arabist, Gilles Kepel, in a book-promotion tour (for The War
for Muslim Minds). Here's the key section:
epel believes that the United States has stumbled badly in Iraq,
ande's sharply critical of U.S. policies there. But that doesn't
mean he jihadists are winning. Quite the contrary, their
movement has bacfired. Rather than bringing Islamic regimes to
power, the holy warrirs are creating internal strife and
discord. Their actions are killig far more Muslims than
nonbelievers.
"The principal goal of terrrism?to seize power in Muslim
countries through mobilization of popuations galvanized by
jihad's sh......................
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