Londonstani reports collection

[davidbfpo]

Terrorism is invariably armed propaganda, Londonistani argues that the reaction in the "West" has given the violent Jihadists a victory, as they:

...always relied on a sort of geopolitical judo, using its enemies’ strength against them by making them prove its own worldview

The idea, as stated in the jihadi strategy document “Management of Savagery,” is to “transform societies into two opposing groups, igniting a violent battle between them whose end is either victory or martyrdom.” The best way to make sure the intended audience understands the justification for the attack is to make the attack itself self-explanatory, the strategists behind the document say. Clearly, the targeting of Charlie Hebdo, a magazine well known for printing images that many, if not most, Muslims would find offensive, but were seen as part of a cherished European tradition of free expression, fit very comfortably in this strategy.

...the attack is sharpening differences between communities and isolating European Muslims from their countrymen.

How a group sees its place in wider society is a key factor in recruitment to extremist organizations. When a community feels victimized, an opportunity presents itself for champions and saviors.

Link:http://www.politico.com/magazine/sto...l#.VLprByxx8dV

His arguments, are not easy IMHO for us to accept. We are not the primary audience for the violent jihadists, they aim to get more support, especially recruits to their cause.

Rarely does officialdom consider how the opposition is likley to react, let alone preparing messages that do not give our enemies yet more "ammunition".

Thanks to contact with a "lurker" this Sun Tzu passage is very appropriate:

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.