The Enemy of My Enemy
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The Enemy of My Enemy: The Alarming Convergence of Militant Islam and the Extreme Right is a book by political science professor George Michael. It examines the alliances between neo-Nazis, Holocaust deniers, white separatists with Islamists such as Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Egyptian Islamic Jihad.
It was published in April 2006 by University Press of Kansas as a 397-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7006-1444-3).
[edit] Synopsis
In the book examines the positions of neo-Nazi and Islamist groups on American foreign policy, the media, modernity, and the so-called the New World Order. Both camps share a "fervent anti-Semitism, accompanied by strong pro-Palestinian views, anger over Israel's influence on American policymakers, and opposition to the Iraq War and the U.S. presence in the Middle East."
[edit] Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The Contemporary Extreme Right
- The Development of Militant Islam
- Militant Islam in the United States
- Interaction between the Extreme Right and Islamic/Arab Extremist
- The U.S. Government's Response to Political Extremism and Terrorism
- The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Aftermath of 9/11
- How the Extreme Right Views the Current Crisis
- How Militant Islam Views the Current Crisis
- Prospects for Cooperation between Militant Islam and the Extreme Right
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
[edit] References
- The Enemy of My Enemy, at the publisher's website.
