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The Goal of Islamofascism

A fine piece in today’s OpionionJournal by Efraim Karsh outlines the goals of today’s Islamofascist’s by recounting the history of Islamic aspirations for universal empire. It’s a history written in blood.

Islamic history has been anything but reactive. From Muhammad to the Ottomans, the story of Islam has been the story of the rise and fall of an often astonishing imperial aggressiveness and, no less important, of never quiescent imperial dreams. Even as these dreams have repeatedly frustrated any possibility for the peaceful social and political development of the Arab-Muslim world, they have given rise to no less repeated fantasies of revenge and restoration and to murderous efforts to transform fantasy into fact. If, today, America is reviled in the Muslim world, it is not because of its specific policies but because, as the preeminent world power, it blocks the final realization of this same age-old dream of regaining, in Zawahiri’s words, the “lost glory” of the caliphate.

Nor is the vision confined to a tiny extremist fringe. This we saw in the overwhelming support for the 9/11 attacks throughout the Arab and Islamic worlds, in the admiring evocations of bin Laden’s murderous acts during the crisis over the Danish cartoons, and in such recent findings as the poll indicating significant reservoirs of sympathy among Muslims in Britain for the “feelings and motives” of the suicide bombers who attacked London last July. In the historical imagination of many Muslims and Arabs, bin Laden represents nothing short of the new incarnation of Saladin, defeater of the Crusaders and conqueror of Jerusalem. In this sense, the House of Islam’s war for world mastery is a traditional, indeed venerable, quest that is far from over.

To the contrary, now that this war has itself met with a so far determined counterattack by the United States and others, and with a Western intervention in the heart of the House of Islam, it has escalated to a new stage of virulence. In many Middle Eastern countries, Islamist movements, and movements appealing to traditionalist Muslims, are now jockeying fiercely for positions of power, both against the Americans and against secular parties. For the Islamists, the stakes are very high indeed, for if the political elites of the Middle East and elsewhere were ever to reconcile themselves to the reality that there is no Arab or Islamic “nation,” but only modern Muslim states with destinies and domestic responsibilities of their own, the imperialist dream would die. [emphasis mine]

The death of that dream is our goal. It’s that simple.

A must read.

1. You know, I’m really not sure what these ‘Arabs’ are doing complaining about ‘torture’ this and ‘torture’ that. ‘Human rights violation’ this and ‘abuse’ that. Whatever !

   It should be an honor to be ‘extraordinarily renditioned’ these day. Free plane fare, free room and board. Perhaps some swimming lessons ? And maybe if you’re lucky, Michelle Malkin will show up at your camp or prison and perform some ‘experiments.’

   I know people who would pay top dollar to receive that kind of ‘treatment’ from an attractive Asian female.

   I’ve heard of some strange ways of ‘picking up men’ before, but openly defending internment ? Now that is wild !

   Posted by Dr. Zira  on  04/19  at  08:59 PM

2. Gee, Dr. Zira - missed the point or anything?

   I assume given your lack of perspective and obvious identification with the enemies of civilization that you’ve already been fitted for your burka and plan to emigrate to Iran immediately.

   Posted by  on  04/20  at  09:52 AM

3. Well, to be honest. I’ve heard the ‘Soccer Imams’ are much prettier in Iran.

   Posted by Dr. Zira  on  04/23  at  12:47 AM

4. Well, just like that whole “72 virgins vs. 72 raisins” thing, there appears to be some confusion. Persian women are reputed to be quite lovely however ... 

   Posted by  on  05/01  at  08:56 AM

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