I urge people to look at the reviews and comments on the book American Jihad by Emerson. It is an interesting book, and draws a distinction between what the ‘right wing’ in Islam has been doing for the last 20 years. I don’t think most of the ‘westernized muslims’ have been completely aware of what has been happening, if this book is accurate.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743233247/qid=1015003819/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/104-7076904-0336757
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