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An anonymous senior member of the U.S. intelligence community explains why he believes the United States and its allies are losing the war on terror, arguing that while Muslims may well be offended by aspects of Western democracy and culture, their hostility is centered on specific U.S. policies and related military, political, and economic implications.

The daughter of a high-ranking Egyptian army officer who grew up in Cairo and Gaza comments on the reasons Muslims embrace jihad, hate Jews, oppose America, and believe in the destruction of Israel; and provides her opinion concerning the necessity of the War on Terror.

Traces the history of the Wahhabi, a fundamentalist Islamic sect, exploring their beliefs, actions, impact on world history, and influence on Osama bin Laden and the Taliban.

Chronicles the life of terrorist Osama bin Laden, focusing on the events that led him to declare a holy war on America and commit some of the worst acts of violence ever directed at the country.

Explores the threat posed by the rise of militant Islamic fundamentalism in Central Asia, discussing how the five Central Asian republics adjacent to Afghanistan have become a key factor in international security.

A look at the Islamic faith and the ways that fundamentalists have used their faith to support violence against those who they see as enemies.

Traces the history of the conflict between fundamentalist Islam and the West, discussing how misunderstanding, fear, and hatred have helped to foster fundamentalist terrorist groups committed to expelling Western governments from the Islamic world.

Argues that the U.S. government settled for a plea bargain in its case against American Taliban member John Walker Lindh in order to hide secrets about America's dealings with terrorist states, and examines the life of Lindh and attempts by FBI agent John O'Neill to warn of danger from Al-Qaeda before the September 11th attacks.

An anonymous member of the U.S. intelligence community argues that Islamists are not against democracy, but specific U.S. policies viewed as threatening to their lands and religion allow al Quaeda to continue to gain support.