EMERSON ON COUNTERING GLOBAL JIHAD: THE FUTURE IS BLEAK

EXCERPTS OF SUMMARY OF STEVE EMERSON'S RECENT TALK (AUDIO AT LINK):

... stealth jihad is just as dangerous as violent jihad, if not more so, because it is mostly legal and operates below the radar.

... prominent Islamists like cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi speak of conquering America and Europe via proselytizing, conversion, immigration, and ultimately the ballot box.

Emerson argued that terrorist attacks on the scale of 9/11 are "counterproductive" for Islamists, as they bring unwanted attention to their agenda and disrupt the more promising strategy of stealth jihad. However, he maintained that intermittent acts of violence, such as the fatwa against Salman Rushdie and the murder of Theo van Gogh, help Islamists get their way by promoting fear among Westerners.

Unfortunately, the elites do little to illuminate the true perils of Islamism.

The media continue to facilitate Islamists by whitewashing their aims and legitimizing radical groups that pretend to be moderate.

... Emerson concluded by emphasizing that the threat from both violent and stealth jihad is real and shows no signs of abatement, pointing to a Muslim Brotherhood memo from nearly twenty years ago that outlines plans for "destroying the Western civilization from within."

"Unless we act and recognize this danger immediately," Emerson warned, "the future is bleak."

OUR EFFORT TO DEFEND THE WEST AND THE FREE WORLD IS MADE TOUGHER BY THE FACT THAT GLOBAL JIHAD HAS AN ALLY IN THE WHITE HOUSE.