- Fouad Hussein
Fouad Hussein is a
Jordan ian journalist and author of the 2005Arabic language book "Al-Zarqawi: The Second Generation of Al Qaeda". It is based on interviews with senior Islamic militants, includingAbu Musab al-Zarqawi , the late leader ofAl-Qaeda in Iraq , andSaif al-Adel , a high ranking member ofal-Qaeda and Islamic Jihad. Hussein first met Zarqawi and Zarqawi's mentorAbu Muhammad al-Maqdisi in 1996 in a Jordanian jail. At the time Hussein was being held as a political prisoner. Since its release Hussein's book has garnered heavy press coverage and analysis inIran . [Escobar, Pepe. " [http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GI16Ak03.html Welcome to civil war] ", "Asia Times", September 16, 2005. RetrievedSeptember 13 ,2006 .]In the book Hussein describes what he says is al-Qaeda's grand strategy, a sequence of events that spreads over nearly 20 years. The first phase, "The Awakening", began with the
September 11th attacks , which were meant to lure theUnited States into military conflict in theMiddle East . This stage, Hussein says, ended with the American capture ofBaghdad in early April 2003. In the second phase, "Eye-Opening", al-Qaeda will become more than just an organization but a popular trend fueled by the American occupation of Iraq and the Arab media through mediums like the internet. This will last through 2006. During the third stage, which he calls "Arising and Standing Up", al-Qaeda will begin focusing its energies on attacking the secular governments inSyria andTurkey and also againstIsrael . When this ends in 2010, the fourth stage will work to continue weakening American stength in the Middle East while also causing the capitulation of governments across theArab world . From 2013 to 2016, Hussein says the Islamic movement will have shifted the balance of power in the Middle East away from the West and Israel, and the Islamists will be supported by new allies such asChina . In this environment a newcaliphate will be established. The sixth phase, lasting until 2020, is that of "Total Confrontation", when an Islamic army and newly formed caliphate will defeat the non-believers in a global conflict. Following this, a final phase will be that of the caliphate's "definitive victory".Notes
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*Wright, Lawrence. " [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060911fa_fact3 The Master Plan] ", "The New Yorker", September 4, 2006. RetrievedSeptember 12 ,2006 .He is also the CEO Research Center for studies on Al-Qaeda & Islamic movementsTitle Center:http://www.arabresearchers.net/
He is also the CEO Research Center for studies on Al-Qaeda & Islamic movementsTitle Center:http://www.arabresearchers.net/
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