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Monday, January 28, 2002

"There must be no glory in jihad."
Steve Den Beste describes the best way to exploit the American victories in Afghanistan:

"Better is to make American might look both invincible and workmanlike. American power needs to be viewed almost as a force of nature. The view of Jihad as a romantic and desperate struggle leading to the deaths of infidels must be replaced in their minds with the image of jihadis dying in hordes and accomplishing nothing at all. If America is seen as eager to destroy jihadis, then we will be viewed as evil. Better that we are seen as disinterested, swatting them aside as if they were mosquitoes."

Gosh, but wouldn't that hurt the jihadi's self-esteem?

posted by Terry at 11:22:00 AM

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