“Readers of The Grand Jihad may be tempted to conclude that all Muslims are Islamists, although McCarthy is careful to make the point that they aren’t.”
In my book (Babylon’s Covert War), Muslims are Islamist! - there is NO distinction between moderate or radical - but each role is explained on what they bring to the table to advance Islam as a whole. Why be careful, Moslems aren’t. They are bold - in your face - elitist who think whatever they do to whomever is just okay under the tribal law that they dragged with from the 7th Century to present day...