[wolf78]

An interesting read, definitely worth your time!

[2banana]

What he then describes between pages 202 and 213 is a scenario, proof both of the terrorists' blindness as well as their brutal single-mindedness. In seven phases the terror network hopes to establish an Islamic caliphate which the West will then be too weak to fight.

For those of you who think we are not at war with islam...

[SubMareener]

Here is what al-Qaida Really Wants:
An Islamic Caliphate in Seven Easy Steps

In the introduction, the Jordanian journalist writes, "I interviewed a whole range of al-Qaida members with different ideologies to get an idea of how the war between the terrorists and Washington would develop in the future." What he then describes between pages 202 and 213 is a scenario, proof both of the terrorists' blindness as well as their brutal single-mindedness. In seven phases the terror network hopes to establish an Islamic caliphate which the West will then be too weak to fight.

• The First Phase Known as "the awakening" -- this has already been carried out and was supposed to have lasted from 2000 to 2003, or more precisely from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York and Washington to the fall of Baghdad in 2003. The aim of the attacks of 9/11 was to provoke the US into declaring war on the Islamic world and thereby "awakening" Muslims. "The first phase was judged by the strategists and masterminds behind al-Qaida as very successful," writes Hussein. "The battle field was opened up and the Americans and their allies became a closer and easier target." The terrorist network is also reported as being satisfied that its message can now be heard "everywhere."
  
  
• The Second Phase "Opening Eyes" is, according to Hussein's definition, the period we are now in and should last until 2006. Hussein says the terrorists hope to make the western conspiracy aware of the "Islamic community." Hussein believes this is a phase in which al-Qaida wants an organization to develop into a movement. The network is banking on recruiting young men during this period. Iraq should become the center for all global operations, with an "army" set up there and bases established in other Arabic states.
  
  
• The Third Phase This is described as "Arising and Standing Up" and should last from 2007 to 2010. "There will be a focus on Syria," prophesies Hussein, based on what his sources told him. The fighting cadres are supposedly already prepared and some are in Iraq. Attacks on Turkey and -- even more explosive -- in Israel are predicted. Al-Qaida's masterminds hope that attacks on Israel will help the terrorist group become a recognized organization. The author also believes that countries neighboring Iraq, such as Jordan, are also in danger.
  
  
• The Fourth Phase Between 2010 and 2013, Hussein writes that al-Qaida will aim to bring about the collapse of the hated Arabic governments. The estimate is that "the creeping loss of the regimes' power will lead to a steady growth in strength within al-Qaida." At the same time attacks will be carried out against oil suppliers and the US economy will be targeted using cyber terrorism.
  
  
• The Fifth Phase This will be the point at which an Islamic state, or caliphate, can be declared. The plan is that by this time, between 2013 and 2016, Western influence in the Islamic world will be so reduced and Israel weakened so much, that resistance will not be feared. Al-Qaida hopes that by then the Islamic state will be able to bring about a new world order.
  
  
• The Sixth Phase Hussein believes that from 2016 onwards there will a period of "total confrontation." As soon as the caliphate has been declared the "Islamic army" it will instigate the "fight between the believers and the non-believers" which has so often been predicted by Osama bin Laden.
  
  
• The Seventh Phase This final stage is described as "definitive victory." Hussein writes that in the terrorists' eyes, because the rest of the world will be so beaten down by the "one-and-a-half million Muslims," the caliphate will undoubtedly succeed. This phase should be completed by 2020, although the war shouldn't last longer than two years.
  
  

[drpix]

"... the attacks of 9/11 was to provoke the US into declaring war on the Islamic world... The battle field was opened up and the Americans and their allies became a closer and easier target."

Can someone explain to me why... if al-Qaida wanted the armies of the west to fight them in Iraq, why do they conduct terrorist attacks on western civilians to demand western armies withdraw from Iraq. The logic seems a little inconsistent... shouldn't the terrorist be demanding/goating the west into sending more soldiers?

[hershey]

Roadmap for doom.

[AmericanChef]

They'd have a much better chance of Islamacizing the world if they simply follow the rules of their respective "adopted" countries while reproducing like rabbits. Um...look at Michigan.

By force - ain't gonna happen. They can damage us and create a bit of chaos, but when it comes down to it we can wipe them out in no time at all. If it gets desperate for us, we will do it.

[msf92497]

Wow.

Too bad for them.

Oiling my steel and waiting for an excuse to employ it.

[Windsong]

What Al-Queda wanted..they already got. About 3000 of them. Mission accomplished. They're just going after the ones that got away these days.

[GoLightly]

It is an interesting read. I note the glaring exlusion of Iran from the plan. Iraq is more Shite than Sunni, yet the plan calls for setting up Iraq as the the center for all global operations. Yes, Iran has a second count against it, lack of Arabs. This plan looks like a very old one, dusted off a bit, but still the same old plan. It used to be called Pan Arabism.

[aculeus]

I just read this on the original site, thought it should be on FR, did the search and found yours was the first of about five postings!

Anyhow, thanks for posting and here's a bump.