[eagle11]

The cardinal said Islam might become the communism of the 21st century, attracting those who were alienated and embittered, as well as justice seekers. This analogy is becoming increasingly relevant. There is a "romantic" appeal of a Che Guevere or a bin-Laden as heroes of the exploited. But this doesn't mean it will end up this way. Radical Islam will fail and lose credibility like communism.

[Cicero]

In fact, the terrorist movement has arisen from a combination of Wahhabi Islam and totalitarian ideology deriving from Europe, partly Nazi and partly Communist.

It's no coincidence that Russia found Muslim nationalists to be useful tools during the Cold War, and that leftists everywhere have formed a sympathetic coalition with Muslim terrorists since 9/11.