Fouad Hussein
Fouad Hussein is a
First phase, "The First Awakening"
The stage began with the
Second phase, "Eye-Opening"
Al-Qaeda would 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 would last through 2006.
Third stage, "Arising and Standing Up"
Al-Qaeda would begin focusing its energies on attacking the secular governments in Syria and Turkey and also against Israel until 2010
Fourth stage, "Toppling the regimes"
Continuous weakening of American strength in the Middle East while also causing the capitulation of governments across the Arab world.
Fifth stage, "Declaration of Caliphate"
From 2013 to 2016, Hussein said the Islamic movement would have shifted the balance of power in the Middle East away from the West and Israel, and the Islamists would be supported by new allies such as China. In this environment a new caliphate will be established.[2] Al Qaeda, he wrote, also expected the Americans to go after Iran's principal ally in the region, Syria. The removal of the Assad regime - a long-time goal of jihadis - would allow the country to be infiltrated by Al Qaeda, putting the terrorists within reach, at last, of Israel.[2]
Sixth phase, "Total Confrontation"
Lasting until 2020, it is when an Islamic army and the newly formed caliphate would defeat the non-believers in a global conflict.
Final phase, "Definitive Victory"
The caliphate would rule the world, because the rest of the world will be so beaten down by the "one-and-a-half billion Muslims".[3]
2014 Assessment
Stage Four happened to pass with Arab Spring revolutions.
Stage Five was completed with
References
- ^ Pepe Escobar: "Welcome to civil war", Asia Times, September 16, 2005. Retrieved September 13, 2006.
- ^ a b c "The Master Plan". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "Why did Al Baghdadi declare the caliphate and not Osama Bin Laden or Taliban?". www.academia.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
Further reading
- Musharbash, Yassin. "What al-Qaida Really Wants", August 12, 2005. Retrieved September 12, 2006.
- Wright, Lawrence. "The Master Plan", The New Yorker, September 4, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2006.