The United States and now also Europe, are increasingly forced to confront the challenge it faces in its interaction with the Islamic world. Of course this is not, a "war on terrorism" because terrorism is merely a tool that certain, not all, Islamic groups use to achieve their end result. However sixty years ago the Military Intelligence Service of the U.S. War Department in an 11-page section titled “Islam: A Threat to World Stability,” already explained how the Muslim world (then making up one-seventh of the world’s population, now about one-sixth) could impede world stability. It further pointed out the frustration of Muslims, the sense of longing for an earlier era, the political volatility, the susceptibility to extremist ideologies. The Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad P.1: Egypt and the Sudan.

The Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad P.2: Somalia and Lebanon.

Today (Febr. 25, 2006) Al-Qaida vowed more attacks a day after an attempt to bomb the world's biggest oil processing complex, and added that it carried out the attack "based on the instructions of, Osama bin Laden. In this P.3 however, I will argue that Al-Qaeda does not want a popular revolution in Saudi Arabia, because this may lead to a U.S. invasion to ensure the continued flow of oil. The Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad P.3: Wahhabi's and Shi'ites.

The Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad P.4: Iraq.

The Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad P.5: Afghanistan.
In "Devil’s Game" (Nov. 2005) Robert Dreyfuss, titles the spiritual father of the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Afghani (born in Iran),--"the great-great-grandfather of Osama Bin Laden." (Dreyfuss, 2005, p. 20). Plus this week in "God's Terrorists" Charles Allen describes how during the 1850’s, Wilayat Ali ,a Wahhabbi and student of Syed Ahmad of the Delhi Sultanate, developed a secret network trained mujahidin, and became the true planner of the Sepoy Mutiny in India, 1857.*

The Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad P.6: Strategic Lessons.

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