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- Abstract:
- The article explores the ideology of the terrorists who commit acts of mass murder against non-Muslims and Muslims alike and identifies the difference of Osama bin Laden's violent extremism and his fellow travelers from modern democracy and historical Islam. The language used by extremist leaders mimics the radical rhetoric of the last century. The use of the jargon of Western radicalism is not restricted to al-Qaeda or to other Sunni extremist groups. Indiscriminate violence is carried by Islamist radicalism on the legacy of revolutionary Marxism and fascism. Another trait borrowed by radical Islamism from revolutionary Western ideology is the elevation of rule of the ideologically correct man above the rule of law.
Citation
Chertoff, Michael,
"The Ideology of Terrorism: Radicalism Revisited"
(2008).
The Brown Journal of World Affairs.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/hwhp-5256
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The Brown Journal of World Affairs
The Brown Journal of World Affairs is a semiannual journal of international relations and foreign policy produced at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. The Journal features original articles by and interviews with world leaders, policymakers, and …...