Stratiotes
01-24-2006, 01:08 PM
I just started reading, _The Far Enemy : Why Jihad Went Global_ by Fawaz Gerges , ISBN: 0521791405
It speaks of Jihadi reference to the "near enemy" of the secular (apostate) leaders of muslim nations and the "far enemy" of their supporters -like the US. It traces the early years where they concentrated against the "near enemy" and why they switched to concentrating their efforts against the "far enemy" - in other words, why they changed the war to a global war. So far, I am only thru the first couple chapters but I had to mention it because the Preface alone gives a great overview of the key players in the jihadi world and is worth the effort of reading the book. I will try to give a more detailed review later on but just wanted to mention it briefly now.
It speaks of Jihadi reference to the "near enemy" of the secular (apostate) leaders of muslim nations and the "far enemy" of their supporters -like the US. It traces the early years where they concentrated against the "near enemy" and why they switched to concentrating their efforts against the "far enemy" - in other words, why they changed the war to a global war. So far, I am only thru the first couple chapters but I had to mention it because the Preface alone gives a great overview of the key players in the jihadi world and is worth the effort of reading the book. I will try to give a more detailed review later on but just wanted to mention it briefly now.