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Jordanian journalist outlines al-Qaeda strategy
The Jihad - the holy war against the infidels being waged by al-Qaeda and other Islamic terror formations - will end in 2020 with the defeat of the West, predicts Fuad Hussein in his controversial new book 'Al-Zarqawi - al-Qaeda's second generation'. The book, published one chapter at a time by the London-based Arab newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi, details al-Qaeda's global game plan, which was conceived before the 11 September, 2001 terror attacks and is divided into seven operational phases.The first stage, called the 'the awakening phase', started in 2000 with the preparation of the 11 September's attacks. With the attack on the World Trade Centre, ''the Muslim world woke up and saw the real America''. Fuad Hussein argues that the turning point towards the second phase was the war on Iraq. During the "eye-opener phase", from 2003 to 2006, Muslims will become aware of the Americans' abuses against their land and belongings. And Al-Qaeda's leadership will experience a generation change in favour of Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi. The third phase of ''rebirth and re-positioning" will last, according to al-Qaeda's strategic thinkers, from 2007 to 2010. The period should be characterised by al-Qaeda's reshaping of Iraqi's neighbours, concentrating at the beginning on Syria, Jordan and Palestine. ''This phase takes into account the current attacks led by Americans, Europeans and Jews against Syria" writes the Arab author in his book. "The battle will shift to Syria as al-Qaeda will start a frontal attack on Israel''. Fuad Hussein indicates the fourth phase, from 2010 to 2013, is aimed at ''preparing the final victory and acquiring the necessary force for change''. According to the Arab writer, al-Qaeda will then concentrate on a war against the Arab leaders. The fifth phase, from 2013 to 2016, refers to the "annoucement and birth of a state". The plan also forsees that China and India will become world leaders while the States and the European Union will undergo a severe economic crisis. Great Britain will also exit the European Union ''to saveguard its interests''. Bin Laden's men, according to the new book, believe that when "European countries will encounter problems they will retrieve their troops and abbandon their interests in the Arab world, leaving the States alone''. Times might then be ripe for an Islamic state and the creation of the Caliphate. The sixth phase, labelled menacingly as "total war'', should start in 2016 and forsees a traditional battle between what the author labels the front of Faith, ie al Qaeda and its supporters, and the front of the unbelievers. The last phase is that in which al-Qaeda believes it will secure a final victory. The period won't last long - says the book - and it marks the end of Israel and the growing power of an Islamic State. Similar analyses of al-Qaeda's plans and strategies for the future have been published in less comprehensive form on extremist Islamic forums without ever being denied by the organisation itself. Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-09-08 |
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