A HYBRIS IMPERIAL, DO DR. SCHEUER

Eis a recensão de um livro que me chamou a atenção aqui,
entre as minhas deambulações blogosfereanas.
Trata-se de mais uma tentativa de explicação da tese de derrota na guerra ao terror.
Obra que me parece perifericamente norte-americana de mais
para poder ser suficientemente cabal e adequada a explicar seja o que for.
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Porque no meio de tanta ordem de razões para uma reacção violenta de teor terrorista
em vão reprimida e contra-atacada, há este braço de ferro de paradigmas civilizacionais
e a gestação de dois delírios:
o delírio judeu de um grande Israel e o delírio de um certo Islão Apocalíptico
que aspira ao Grande Califado.
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Não é preciso ter havido uma hybris num império como o norte-americano
nos erros e incoerências de política externa, segundo os próprios interesses,
esmagando os interesses de povos sob regimes iníquos,
para desencadear uma reacção de rebeldia islâmica,
embora o facto de haver império, ele ser norte-americano e a palavra ser conjugada e experienciada no dia-a-dia,
seja, em si mesmo, uma tenebrosa hybris:
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The book I have just started is Michael Scheuer's Imperial Hubris:
Why the West Is Losing the War On Terror.
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I've seen Dr. Scheuer speak about his area of expertise, Bin Laden, for a while now.
I choose to pick up his book because I believe he has credibility on this issue and speaks sincerity to his experience.
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Dr. Scheuer argues that we must view the threat from bin Laden
and Islamists through there eyes.
He contends that Muslims see high ranking American citizens
who speak critically of Islam as speaking for America.
America's policies to install pro-Western democracies that favor Christianity
usually does so at the cost of partitioning a Muslim country.
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He argues that in an attempt to limit funding of terrorists
and teaching anti-Western sentiments,
America is interfering with core Islamic beliefs to give to charity and teach
without interference.
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America's support for oppressive regimes is another reason for animosity.
US policy supports Hindu India, Catholic Filipinos,
Orthadox Christians in Russia, ex-communist Uzbeks,
Chinese communists,
and apostate (a person who forsakes his religion) al-Sauds.
Apostate states would include Kuwait, UAE, Egypt,
Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
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For other Muslim countries, the United States and the United Nations
often imposes economic and military sanctions
like condemning Pakistan for building a nuclear weapon
while condoning Israel and India for the same offense.
Western oil companies designs on Middle East oil
is another point of suspicion.
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Now with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq,
the occupation of Muslim lands is the most poignant abomination.
This is seen as no surprise since the partitioning of east Timor
and the backing of Israel on controversial territory.