Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Acronyms
- 1 Political Violence and Social Movements
- 2 Escalating Policing
- 3 Competitive Escalation
- 4 The Activation of Militant Networks
- 5 Organizational Compartmentalization
- 6 Action Militarization
- 7 Ideological Encapsulation
- 8 Militant Enclosure
- 9 Leaving Clandestinity?
- 10 Clandestine Political Violence
- Primary Sources
- Bibliographical References
- Index
- References
7 - Ideological Encapsulation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Acronyms
- 1 Political Violence and Social Movements
- 2 Escalating Policing
- 3 Competitive Escalation
- 4 The Activation of Militant Networks
- 5 Organizational Compartmentalization
- 6 Action Militarization
- 7 Ideological Encapsulation
- 8 Militant Enclosure
- 9 Leaving Clandestinity?
- 10 Clandestine Political Violence
- Primary Sources
- Bibliographical References
- Index
- References
Summary
IDEOLOGICAL ENCAPSULATION: AN INTRODUCTION
Allah ordered us in this religion to purify Muslim land of all non-believers, and especially the Arabian peninsula where the Ke’ba is. After WWII, the Americans became more aggressive and oppressive, especially in the Muslim world . . . we believe that the biggest thieves and terrorists in the world are the Americans. The only way for us to fend off these assaults is to use similar means. . .. We look at ourselves and our brethren as worshippers of Allah who created us to worship him and follow his books and prophets.
(John Miller’s 1998 interview with Osama Bin Laden, “Why We Fight Reminder,” cited in O’Boyle 2002: 40–1)It is a fundamental principle of any democracy that the people choose their leaders, and as such, approve and are party to the actions of their elected leaders. . .. By electing these leaders, the American people have given their consent to the incarceration of the Palestinian people, the demolition of Palestinian homes and the slaughter of the children of Iraq. This is why the American people are not innocent. The American people are active members in all these crimes.
(bin Laden’s “Statement from Shaykh Usama Bin Ladin, May God Protect Him, and Al Qaeda Organization,” al-Qal’ah [Internet], 14 October 2002, cited in Blanchard 2007: 4)The near-term plan consists of targeting Crusader-Jewish interests, as everyone who attacks the Muslim Ummah must pay the price, in our country and theirs, in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine and Somalia, and everywhere we are able to strike their interests. . .. And the long-term plan is divided into two halves: The first half consists of earnest, diligent work, to change these corrupt and corruptive regimes. . .. As for the second half of the long-term plan, it consists of hurrying to the fields of jihad like Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, for jihad preparation and training. Thus, it is a must to hurry to the fields of jihad for two reasons: The first is to defeat the enemies of the Ummah and repel the Zionist Crusade, and the second is for jihadi preparation and training to prepare for the next stage of the jihad.
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- Clandestine Political Violence , pp. 204 - 234Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013