Matthew Parris on why the terrorists will lose

Have we not noticed how incompetent are Islamic governments and organisations the world over? Has it not occurred to us that if al-Qa'eda really were as wily and resourceful as we tell ourselves they are, and if their tentacles really did extend as wide and deep as some say, they would be on the advance -- not battled into a stalemate by Western security and intelligence? If I were an al-Qa'eda activist I could have blown up Parliament or shot at least one ... Full Story »

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by Mark Monday - Oct. 1, 2008

Good points, but missing from this is the fact that militant Islamists can succeed within a structure which "looks the other way" or tries to integrate things such as Sharia law, multiple wives. Europe, in particular, should have serious concerns. They may not be able to run the ralroad, but that doesn't mean they cannot put their people in the engineer's seat. That aside, this was a valuable addition to the discussion. And it was sparing in its words. There was no run-on commentary.

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