[...] Rather than focusing on terrorism as the sole method of group action, as is the case with Al-Qaeda, in perfect postmodern fashion the use of terror falls into a multiplicity of options available to progressively infiltrate, confront, and eventually establish Islamic domination over the West. The following tactics and techniques are among the many recommendations made in The Project:

* Networking and coordinating actions between likeminded Islamist organizations;

* Avoiding open alliances with known terrorist organizations and individuals to maintain the appearance of "moderation";

* Infiltrating and taking over existing Muslim organizations to realign them towards the Muslim Brotherhood's collective goals;

* Using deception to mask the intended goals of Islamist actions, as long as it doesn't conflict with shari'a law;

* Avoiding social conflicts with Westerners locally, nationally or globally, that might damage the long-term ability to expand the Islamist powerbase in the West or provoke a lash back against Muslims;

* Establishing financial networks to fund the work of conversion of the West, including the support of full-time administrators and workers;

* Conducting surveillance, obtaining data, and establishing collection and data storage capabilities;

* Putting into place a watchdog system for monitoring Western media to warn Muslims of "international plots fomented against them";

* Cultivating an Islamist intellectual community, including the establishment of think-tanks and advocacy groups, and publishing "academic" studies, to legitimize Islamist positions and to chronicle the history of Islamist movements;

* Developing a comprehensive 100-year plan to advance Islamist ideology throughout the world;

* Balancing international objectives with local flexibility;

* Building extensive social networks of schools, hospitals and charitable organizations dedicated to Islamist ideals so that contact with the movement for Muslims in the West is constant;

* Involving ideologically committed Muslims in democratically-elected institutions on all levels in the West, including government, NGOs, private organizations and labor unions;

* Instrumentally using existing Western institutions until they can be converted and put into service of Islam;

* Drafting Islamic constitutions, laws and policies for eventual implementation;

* Avoiding conflict within the Islamist movements on all levels, including the development of processes for conflict resolution;

* Instituting alliances with Western "progressive" organizations that share similar goals;

* Creating autonomous "security forces" to protect Muslims in the West;

* Inflaming violence and keeping Muslims living in the West "in a jihad frame of mind";

* Supporting jihad movements across the Muslim world through preaching, propaganda, personnel, funding, and technical and operational support;

* Making the Palestinian cause a global wedge issue for Muslims;

* Adopting the total liberation of Palestine from Israel and the creation of an Islamic state as a keystone in the plan for global Islamic domination;

* Instigating a constant campaign to incite hatred by Muslims against Jews and rejecting any discussions of conciliation or coexistence with them;

* Actively creating jihad terror cells within Palestine;

* Linking the terrorist activities in Palestine with the global terror movement;

* Collecting sufficient funds to indefinitely perpetuate and support jihad around the world;

In reading The Project, it should be kept in mind that it was drafted in 1982 when current tensions and terrorist activities in the Middle East were still very nascent. In many respects, The Project is extremely prescient for outlining the bulk of Islamist action, whether by "moderate" Islamist organizations or outright terror groups, over the past two decades.

Take a moment and think about what you've heard in the news since 9/11 and compare it to the above tactics and techniques included in the "Project"

Now think about what President Bush is doing. Scary as hell, is it not?

Naive??? Thinking tribal 10th century Muslim savage Iraqis and Palestinians wanted democracy is "naive". This is beyond naive, this is definitely "Lame Brained"!

For all of his "Texan Cowboy Bravado" during his first term, President Bush is going out not with a bang, but rather whimpering and cowering in the face of the savage, unrelenting, vivious attacks of the Democrats; has stooped to pleading with a defiant Iran laughing in his face as it defiantly goes 'full steam ahead' with its nuclear ambitions and has successfully flanked Israel with its proxy armies of Hezbollah and Hamas; is desperately trying to shove down our throats the open borders "scamnesty" bill surrender to the Mexican illegals; and now this?!?!

I guess it must be true what they say about Texans, and surmise that all of President Bush's former "John Wayne Bravado" was nothing but Texan hot air and empty bragging!

Talk about "Lame Duck"! I know that just like Shrek the cartoon President Bush may not be the "sharpest tool in the shed" but so long as he stuck to his principles it was alright. But now he's heading south - obviously south of the border - and his Presidency is fast deteriorating from "Lame Duck" to "Lame Brained" - thinking tribal 10th century Muslim savage Iraqis and Palestinians want democracy is "naive". This is beyond naive, this is definitely "Lame Brained"!

What's next? Begging Hugo Chavez on his knees to head the Department of Energy to resolve the oil crisis?!?!

Lord have mercy!

Althor