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| Terror Networks & Islam |
| Terror : it's WWIII and the extremists are winning, expert sez |
| 2005-08-13 |
| Del Valle is a solid expert on islamism but is pretty controversial, and he is (was?) a quasi-eurasian self-styled geopolitician, having notably one of his earlier book about the use of islam as a proxy by the United States against Russia and Europe. He now has at least publicly changed his view on that matter, and is attacked by the left for his rightwing background, and by the right for now being too "pro" USA (while he used to be a vocal opponent of the US Grand Strategy) and an Israel supporter. Some articles in english : http://www.alexandredelvalle.com/publications.php?rub=etrangers&rub2=48 "The Western world should not be surprised by the ferocity of the attacks that are hitting the four corners of our planet: World War Three is well underway and for the moment the fundamentalists are winning" argues Alexandre Del Valle, a well-known French writer and expert on radical Islam. In an interview with Adnkronos International (AKI) Del Valle commented the recent terrorist attacks in Sharm el-Sheikh and London and said the West must rethink its approach and recognise the enemy. "The third world war has started and, despite those who think it started on September 11th, it actually began well before that, after the first military operation in Iraq in 1990" said Del Valle. As the expert argued in his controversial book "Islamic totalitarianism's assault on democracies" (2002), the enemy is a reactionary anti-colonial Islam, in favour of the third world. This Islam wants to kill the "bad Muslims", who betray the original Islamic message, and its major goal is to conquer the West and islamise it. "It's a real and serious war," emphasises Del Valle, "a war between civilisations fought on two levels." The first level is within Islam, a clash between reactionary Muslims backed by rich Islamic states - such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran and Pakistan - and moderate Muslims, considered apostates - a wide category which also includes the Egyptian and Tunisian Presidents Hosni Mubarak and Ben Ali. The second level of this global conflict touches us much more closely, points out Del Valle: It is the attempt to islamise the Western world, a precise project that includes terrorist attacks "to advertise the radical ideology" as much as killing people. "In order to move forward and conquer the West, the terrorists use our own values of freedom, democracy and equality" explains Del Valle. He underlines how for the moment the winners of this war - fought without armies but with high stakes - are the extremists. "We saw it in Spain, with the withdrawal of the troops from Iraq right after the bombs in Madrid. And we can see right now even in the Middle East or in Iraq where the West is afraid and is more open to a dialogue with Hamas and the guerrilla groups," said Del Valle this attitude is a big mistake." "The fundamentalists use our values against us and we pretend it isn't happening" he said. Even in Europe, says the expert, "we listen to people, associations and radical groups that are actually our enemy." "Something has to change. We have to understand that this is the third world war and they are winning." |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #4 1968 - a pal kills a pres candidate. in between hijackings and an attempt to take over Jordan. 1974 - an oil war against the US pubic |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-08-13 23:33 |
| #3 yeah right, Jimmuh. We also never thanked them for feeding and well-treating our "tourists" who carelessly left our embassy unsecured.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-13 13:21 |
| #2 If 1979 is indeed the date, it is incumbent upon George Bush to apologize immediately on behalf of the American people. It was the height of arrogance to send those helicopters into Iranian territory without their permission. Never should America have given to its lust for power to satisfy a primitive urge for retribution. |
| Posted by: James E. Carter 2005-08-13 13:06 |
| #1 Because this war doesn't involve massed armies and fleets of warships or aircraft most people simply can't make the mental leap to the fact that this is a World War. And if you want a start date November 1979 is as good as any. The goal of one side is nothing less than Global Hegomony while for the West it is nothing less than survival |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2005-08-13 12:22 |