The Enemy of My Enemy

"The Enemy of My Enemy: The Alarming Convergence of Militant Islam and the Extreme Right" is a book by political science professor George Michael. It examines the alliances between neo-Nazis, Holocaust deniers, white separatists with Islamists such as Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

It was published in April 2006 by University Press of Kansas as a 397-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7006-1444-3).

ynopsis

In the book examines the positions of neo-Nazi and Islamist groups on American foreign policy, the media, modernity, and the so-called New World Order. Both camps share a "fervent anti-Semitism, accompanied by strong pro-Palestinian views, anger over Israel's influence on American policymakers, and opposition to the Iraq War and the U.S. presence in the Middle East."

Contents

* Acknowledgments
# Introduction
# The Contemporary Extreme Right
# The Development of Militant Islam
# Militant Islam in the United States
# Interaction between the Extreme Right and Islamic/Arab Extremist
# The U.S. Government's Response to Political Extremism and Terrorism
# The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Aftermath of 9/11
# How the Extreme Right Views the Current Crisis
# How Militant Islam Views the Current Crisis
# Prospects for Cooperation between Militant Islam and the Extreme Right
# Conclusion
* Notes
* Selected Bibliography
* Index

References

* [http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/micene.html "The Enemy of My Enemy"] , at the publisher's website.