http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1047427/posts "Islamists and Anti-Americanism" (It's a war to the death which they fully intend to win.)
MERIA [Middle East Review of International Affairs] ^ | December 2003 | Reuven Paz
Posted on 12/27/2003 3:23:46 PM PST by quidnunc
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The leading element of anti-Americanism in contemporary world politics is the radical Islamist one, which, since the 1990s, has viewed the United States as its strongest and principal enemy. This perception, especially after the American occupation of Iraq, is often accompanied by a demonization of the United States in an apocalyptic sense within a concept of a war that heralds the end of the world.
Since the September 11, 2001 attacks and the onset of a global war against terrorism led by the United States, anti-Americanism has become an integral part of world politics. The debate over war in Iraq and then the war itself, invoked even more anti-Americanism in the Arab and Muslim World, as well as in parts of Europe. In parts of the world, anti-Americanism is also linked to anti-Globalization."