THE al-Qaeda master plan to take over the world and turn it into an Islamic state has been revealed for the first time. For a new book, Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein interviewed top lieutenants of the terrorist network, including the mastermind of many atrocities in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Al-Zarqawi — al-Qaeda's Second Generation is published only in Arabic, but could be translated into English. Hussein says al-Qaeda views its struggle as a long-term war with seven distinct phases. Phase one is the "awakening" in the consciousness of Muslims worldwide following the September 11, 2001, suicide attacks. The aim of...