Are we playing into their hands?

There'a a bunch of great information out there on terrorism that Americans should consider with the 5th anniversary of 9/11 coming up.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5770651
Book Explores Latest Jihadi Thinking
All Things Considered, September 5, 2006 · Several lesser-known thinkers whose work is widely read on the Internet are more influential than Osama bin Laden in shaping the views and actions of Islamic radicals. That's the view of New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright, author of the book 'The Looming Tower.'


9/11/2006 issue of the New Yorker- http://www.newyorker.com/main/magazine/
'The Master Plan' by Lawrence Wright
What will the next stage of jihad be?


This may be the book that Wright mentions in his interview, it's sort of to Al Quaida what 'Mein Kampf' was to the NAZIs. The most disturbing thing is that they expected and wanted us to invade Iraq and hope we'll do the same with Iran. Why? Let's see... destabalize the region, politicize and radicalize the Islamic world in general so that they'll resent the U.S. and boost terrorist recruiting, spread our troops and resourses too thin. Hmm. By the way, the plan is to establish a pan-Arab state that will be the new dominant superpower by 2040.

Al-Qaida's Playbook

June 27, 2006 · The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point has translated a 268-page book written by al-Qaida (PDF). The book, written in 2004 by a top al-Qaida insider, is called Management of Savagery. I think it's safe to assume we're the savages. It's a really interesting read. I think it's easier for us to think of al-Qaida operatives as idiots, or at best, misinformed. Well, turns out that's exactly what they think of us. And boy, they don't appreciate our media slogans.

"There is no doubt that the power which God gave to the two superpowers (America and Russia) was overwhelming in the estimation of humans… Yet all of that is not enough... Therefore, the two superpowers must resort to using a deceptive media halo which portrays these powers as non-coercive and world-encompassing, able to reach into every earth and heaven as if they possess the power of the Creator of creation.

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The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation
On December 5, 2005, the 9/11 Commission issued its final report card on the government’s fulfillment of the recommendations issued in July 2004: one A, twelve Bs, nine Cs, twelve Ds, three Fs, and four incompletes. Here is stunning evidence that Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón, with more than sixty years of experience in the comic-book industry between them, were right: far, far too few Americans have read, grasped, and demanded action on the Commission’s investigation into the events of that tragic day and the lessons America must learn.

Using every skill and storytelling method Jacobson and Colón have learned over the decades, they have produced the most accessible version of the 9/11 Report. Jacobson’s text frequently follows word for word the original report, faithfully captures its investigative thoroughness, and covers its entire scope, even including the Commission’s final report card. Colón’s stunning artwork powerfully conveys the facts, insights, and urgency of the original. Published on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, an event that has left no aspect of American foreign or domestic policy untouched, The 9/11 Report puts at every American’s fingertips the most defining event of the century.