National Defense Intelligence College Paper: Y: The Sources of Islamic Revolutionary Conduct - Islamic Ressentiment, bin Laden, al-Qaida, Mohammad, Palestine, Comparison to Christianity
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
This unique and informative paper was produced by the National Intelligence University / National Defense Intelligence College. Topics and subjects include: Islamic ressentiment, Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida, Mussawi, Mohammad, Palestine, the Enlightenment, Socrates, Wilsonian idealism, Sayyid Qutb, Fitra, Qur'anic doctrine, Soteriology, Jihad, the creation of Israel, Suez Crisis, Ummah, 9/11, Terrorism, Salafism, Sunni, Shia, Shariah. Contents: Part I: Our Intellectual Pedigree - The Search for Strategic Insight * Part II: On Islam and Christendom - Comparisons and Imperatives * Part III: In the Mind of the Faithful - Identity, Trauma, Ressentiment, and Transnational Islamic Revival * Part IV: In the Mind of the Enemy - The Revolutionary Islamic Vanguard * Conclusion.
The United States has been conditioned to believe that it faces a threat of terrorism, that Islam is a religion of peace, and that Islam as religion has been hijacked and perverted by fundamentalist radicals. Furthermore, it seems to be conventional wisdom that the conditions for so-called terrorism will be ameliorated by a renewed emphasis on education, more equitable resource distribution, and an infusion of democratic values. Yet nowhere has the following question been satisfactorily answered: Why were 19 Muslim hijackers driven to kill themselves and thousands of innocent civilians . . . when many of the hijackers were educated in the West, owned profitable business enterprises, and had access to modern Western resources and conveniences? Furthermore . . . why the repeated chant of Allahu akbar . . . and even more fundamentally, what is Islam? These are deeply metaphysical questions. They are at once religious and anthropological, and require that one critically examine culturally foreign systems of thought. The probing generated by this type of analysis tends to assault the current Zeitgeist, which above all else, credits itself as tolerant and universally accepting of all things and all ideas. This, in turn, begs the following question: How can a society like that of the United States, one conditioned by these philosophies of the secular age, be brought to consider fundamental questions of a religious nature? It can do so by first rediscovering its own intellectual pedigrees and coming to terms with its own foundations. It does so, secondly, by penetrating the religious ideology of the enemy in an attempt to decipher the answer to why the religion of peace seems to perpetually produce passionate warriors for Allah.
This is a work of fundamental strategic importance. It will serve as a starting point in understanding of the nature of the enemy we face in the war on Islamo-fascism. Habits of thought developed during the ideological wars of the 20th century are not sufficient cognitive models for prosecution of the current conflict. Deeply ingrained Western assumptions on the nature of religion must be reexamined in the light of the current challenge. Stephen Lambert here provides us with a strategic plan for correcting this deficiency. Just as we needed a deep understanding of Communist ideology for victory in the Cold War, so we must now face up to the task of investigating the philosophical and religious underpinnings of our current adversaries. This will require reevaluation of assumptions long cherished by Americans, such as the idea that all religions are the same in their essentials, or at least sufficiently similar that deep study is not required. The United States has never fought a religious war, and the very idea makes us cringe. We prefer to assume that religion is essentially a private matter, and that its various manifestations are uniformly compatible with peace and freedom. Unfortunately, our adversaries utterly reject this view.
Progressive Management
Progressive Management: For over a quarter of a century, our news, educational, technical, scientific, and medical publications have made unique and valuable references accessible to all people. Our imprints include PM Medical Health News, Advanced Professional Education and News Service, Auto Racing Analysis, and World Spaceflight News. Many of our publications synthesize official information with original material. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work to uniformly present authoritative knowledge that can be rapidly read, reviewed or searched. Vast archives of important data that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. The e-book format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference book that is as convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from renowned experts you trust. Our e-books put knowledge at your fingertips, and an expert in your pocket!
Related to National Defense Intelligence College Paper
Related ebooks
Making Sense of Militant Islam Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIslamism: Contested Perspectives on Political Islam Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGlobal Jihad: A Brief History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Unwritten Future: Realism and Uncertainty in World Politics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJihad in Islamic History: Doctrines and Practice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Neither Left nor Right: Selected Columns Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe politics of betrayal: Renegades and ex-radicals from Mussolini to Christopher Hitchens Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Varieties of Muslim Experience: Encounters with Arab Political and Cultural Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMissing the Muslims: Why the West Doesn't Understand Islam Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Future Catches Up: Selected Writings of Ralph M. Goldman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Varieties of Religious Experience Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIranophobia: The Logic of an Israeli Obsession Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Classes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fear of Islam: An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPower and International Relations: A Conceptual Approach Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Muslims and Christians Face to Face Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Myth of American Individualism: The Protestant Origins of American Political Thought Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBefore Auschwitz: What Christian Theology Must Learn from the Rise of Nazism Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEnemies on the Couch: A Psychopolitical Journey Through War and Peace Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Islamic Activists: The Anti-Enlightenment Democrats Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Witness of Religion in an Age of Fear Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJihad and Genocide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Return of Resentment: The Rise and Decline and Rise Again of a Political Emotion Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLosing Hearts and Minds: American-Iranian Relations and International Education during the Cold War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fear of Islam: An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStill the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Empire of Sacrifice: The Religious Origins of American Violence Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Politics of Secularism in International Relations Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Varieties of Religious Experience (Complete Edition) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Politics For You
The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On Palestine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Daily Stoic: A Daily Journal On Meditation, Stoicism, Wisdom and Philosophy to Improve Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Republic by Plato Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fear: Trump in the White House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Capitalism and Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Great Reset: And the War for the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on the U.S.-Israeli War on the Palestinians Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The U.S. Constitution with The Declaration of Independence and The Articles of Confederation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Get Trump: The Threat to Civil Liberties, Due Process, and Our Constitutional Rule of Law Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Quest for Cosmic Justice Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Letter to Liberals: Censorship and COVID: An Attack on Science and American Ideals Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Reviews for National Defense Intelligence College Paper
0 ratings0 reviews