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August 27, 2012

Sunni Islamism Is World's Greatest Threat

Barry Rubin, Jerusalem Post

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To understand al-Qaida, which of course goes under many names and regional local groups, is simple. It has one strategy: kill!

No, it sure isn’t the Age of Aquarius or of multicultural, politically correct love-ins. It’s the age of revolutionary Islamism, especially Sunni Islamism. And you better learn to understand what this is all about, real fast.

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TAGGED: Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaeda, Sunni, Israel

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