http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369775
Michael Scheuer
"After three attacks by Islamist fighters in June 2005�two in London, one in Egypt�Western officials and the media have become focused on identifying specific mosques and madrasas, and the 'Preachers of Hate' who run them, as the means of stopping additional attacks. The assumption is that the clerics running certain Islamist institutions instill hatred against Western society in their young congregants, and these young men and women in turn stage suicide attacks in an attempt to destroy Western civilization. Indeed, Western leaders have repeatedly stated that radical Imams hold a mindless hatred for our democratic society, our freedoms, and our cultural values; they hate the West, supposedly, for what it is and not for what it does. However, removing these individuals from their positions of influence will do little to counteract the burgeoning movement that al-Qaeda inspires, because, as Zawahiri has recently restated, the message of the global Jihadist movement is centered around Western policies in the Islamic world, not reshaping or destroying Western civilization. "
