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Defeating Political Islam: The New Cold War Hardcover – May 6, 2009

by Moorthy S. Muthuswamy (Author), Steven Emerson (Foreword)

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Al Qaeda and its sympathizers are often viewed as isolated fanatics outside of the mainstream Muslim population―outlaws not only in the West but also in respectable Muslim nations. This book argues just the opposite: that in fact terrorism is the logical outgrowth of an international Islamic political agenda that is endorsed and funded by Islam's major players―Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan. Author Moorthy S. Muthuswamy labels these nations the "Axis of Jihad". For decades, he says, they have been devoted to extending their spheres of influence in the name of religion. Utilizing a recent groundbreaking statistical analysis of Islamic doctrines and an analysis based upon the outlook of Muslims, he discusses the possibility that Islam is less a religion and more an ideology of conquest.Muthuswamy urges US policymakers to rethink the War on Terror along the lines of the successfully waged Cold War against communism. The nuclear physicist-author makes the following main point:Like the Cold War, this war is more a contest of ideas than armed conflict. Rather than placing the emphasis on military might and costly wars abroad, the West should invest the bulk of its effort in a science-based ideological war, one that is directed at discrediting the simplistic, conquest-oriented theological roots of Islamist indoctrination and jihadist politics.Muthuswamy also emphasizes the importance of a largely non-Muslim India in the War on Terror, in view of its location and size. The India-born author gives a fascinating description of modern Islamic conquest in South Asia. His insights into the Islamist siege and subversion of Indian democracy should be revealing for the citizens of western democracies.The author asserts that the West needs India in dealing with the conundrum that is Pakistan, as they both share language, culture, and more with each other.This fresh perspective on the ongoing threat from Islamist terrorism offers much to ponder about the future course of US foreign policy initiatives.

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""[An] excellent analysis of the threat the Islamic ideology poses to the West....not only identifies and analyzes the problem civilized democracies face with Islam, but he also aims to give possible ways to deal with it as well. This book is a must-read for everyone and an eye-opener for those who are not yet aware of the threat Islam poses to our Western civilization...." --Geert Wilders, a member of the Dutch Parliament and the political leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV).

"Defeating Political Islam attacks and destroys the ideas of "war on terror" and a benign Islam that has been high jacked by extremists. He shows that our prime error is ignoring the fact that political Islam exists, that it has a detailed ideology and a history of conquest. If we do not engage in an ideological battle with political Islam, we are doomed to lose a war we refuse to recognize....If I were President, I would direct that every officer and diplomat that dealt with the Middle East and Asia read, study and comprehend Defeating Political Islam." --Bill Warner, Director--Center for the Study of Political Islam

"Here is a thorough and provocative discussion of the threat of the global jihad and Islamic supremacism in all its dimensions. Moorthy Muthuswamy deserves our gratitude for presenting a solidly argued exposition of what must be done in order to fight, and win, this conflict on ideological and political grounds, defending human rights and religious freedom from the threat posed to them by the jihadists. We can only hope that our political leaders and those of all the nations that are threatened by the jihad will heed his wise counsel before it is too late." --Robert Spencer, author of the New York Times Bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad.

"Defeating Political Islam attacks and destroys the ideas of "war on terror" and a benign Islam that has been high jacked by extremists. He shows that our prime error is ignoring the fact that political Islam exists, that it has a detailed ideology and a history of conquest. If we do not engage in an ideological battle with political Islam, we are doomed to lose a war we refuse to recognize....If I were President, I would direct that every officer and diplomat that dealt with the Middle East and Asia read, study and comprehend Defeating Political Islam." --Bill Warner, Director--Center for the Study of Political Islam

""[An] excellent analysis of the threat the Islamic ideology poses to the West....not only identifies and analyzes the problem civilized democracies face with Islam, but he also aims to give possible ways to deal with it as well. This book is a must-read for everyone and an eye-opener for those who are not yet aware of the threat Islam poses to our Western civilization...." --Geert Wilders, a member of the Dutch Parliament and the political leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV).

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Moorthy S. Muthuswamy resides in America. He received a doctoral degree in nuclear physics from Stony Brook University, New York. He has published numerous opinions, articles, and book chapters spanning over ten years.

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May 6, 2009
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prometheus (May 6, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 287 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1591027047
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1591027041
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.14 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.85 x 9.26 inches

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Dean

Defeating Islam

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2010

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This book would have been topical hundreds if not a thousand years ago (when the islamist arabs invaded Europe and India)
It should be text book material in schools if there was any sense of survival (in India and actually around the world e.g. France where they have to resort to facile tactics like banning the veil - it's islam stupid)
It highlights what I call the collective and universal Stockholm effect afflicting the world when it comes to islamic terror ( god know what would have happened if the followers of any other religion would have done the WTC bombings).
It brings to the fore the selfish nature of democracies and their leaders (Indian vote bank politics, British too, American political leaders ingratiating themselves to muslim kings and political leaders for who knows what personal gain, miscellaneous western military leaders hobnobbing with moslem military leaders in the hopes of gaining some futile tactical advantage in the short term while dooming efforts to strategically remove a sworn (on the koran) enemy who will strike when he is stronger or you are weaker)
It also highlights the materialistic nature of modern society that prefers to work months and years to gain a college education but do not find time to read about a threat that can strike anytime anywhere (a flight bombing, discomforting work environments where civil liberties are curbed by HR departments (ramadan so no office lunches please), children brainwashed by mindless liberal educators(Dad, not all moslems are bad? (try living with your classmate in pakistan), civil liberties diminished in towns in the US where islamists have large numbers(pork bans in school cafeterias), (You know pork is dirty!"etc.
Wake up - giving up is not an option.

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Harry Ferierstein

An ill-informed book

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2009

This is not a book of facts and analysis, but of opinions and bias. Mutuswamy's book is full of cliches and tired type-casting that have been repeated over and over. It says nothing new, and what is says lack credibility. His argument is simple Islam and Muslims are evil -- I guess he wants them eradicated. The problem is not so much the bias of the book but that anyone with basic knowledge of the topic can see that he knows little about Islam and Muslims. What he is an expert in is hate-mongering. Do yourself a favor, skip this book and read something serious on the subject from someone who knows what they are talking about.

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groot

An eye opener

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2009

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Well written. Perhaps too much detail re the problems India is having with Islam and Pakistan but those problems may be foreshadowing problems we will have with Islam in the US (google CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood). I evaluate news stories about the war in Iraq and Afghanistan much differently now, as well as the atrocities perpetrated by 'political islam' in India, far too often based in Pakistan. Islam is certainly not a religion of peace if you're not Islamic!

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Barry Webb

Defeating Political Islam

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2009

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I purchased this book primarily to learn the views on political Islam and Jihad from a "non-white" European/North American. As the author points out, India has been victimized by Islam perhaps more than any other country on the planet with the exception of Arabia itself. However, unfortunately, all too often during the past several decades or so, Indians have, in the name of political correctness and "non-aligned" movement solidarity stemming from the Nehru/Nasser aliance, white washed the centuries of ethnic cleansing perpetrated on them by Islam, as well as the more recent predations. So, it was quite refreshing to learn that at least some Indians are beginning to re-examine their past so as to better understand the threat to their future. Whether one agrees with the author or not, one should read this book for the sections on India if nothing else.
His primary thesis is that militant Jihad can never be defeated unless the philosophical underpinnings of political Islam are discredited and eliminated. Unfortunately, he points out, that political Islam itself (and ultimately Jihad) can never be eliminated unless the theological underpinnings of Islam itself are discredited and proven to be false. Contrary to what certain intellectually challenged critics claim, he is not advocating the mass extermination of Muslims or any sort of persecution. In fact, he makes the point several times that military responses to Jihad are not the solution, though they may be needed from time to time to gain short term breathing room. Rather, his main point is that the only way to defeat political Islam and subsequently eliminate Jihad, is to
subject the Islamic trinity of Qur'an, Hadith, and Sunna to the same scientific and scholarly scrutiny that Christian doctrines have been subjected to over the last several centuries. Use science, he says, to first convince the westernized, intellectual Muslims of the errors of their religion, and then this will eventually trickle down to the masses in the third world countries. The Western powers could speed this process up by setting up TV and radio stations beamed to the Islamic world where their scriptures would be analyzed by experts and held up against the findings of science. In the process, the numerous contradictions and outright silliness of most of literatures in their holy trinity of Qur'an, Hadith, and Sunna, would become apparent to all leading to a mass defection from the religion. He warns, however, that such an effort would likely unravel Christianity as well as religion in general gets de-mythologized by science.
I wanted to give this book five stars for the author's unique approach to dealing with Political Islam and for his invaluable recounting of the true (and very grave) situation in India. However there were a few issues that prevented me from doing so. One was his tendency to repeat himself rather often. Another issue was his tendency to accept the position of the apologist Steven Swartz that the virulent form of Sunni Islam sweeping the world today is entirely the fault of Saudi Arabia's Wahhabism. In so doing, the author undermines his own thesis that it is Islam itself that needs to be dismantled. By placing all of the blame for virulent Islam and Jihad on the shoulders of the Wahhabis (bad though they are), he is, in a sense, letting the MB and Sayyid Qutb off the hook. Then there is the matter of minor factual errors. For example, on page 69 he makes reference to "the Saudi tribes Muhammad was a part of." Historically, the Saudis did not appear until the 15th century, and then the ruled only one tiny village near Riyadh. They did not become major players until they wedded themselves to the Wahhabi doctrine in the 18th century. So, there were no Saudi tribes during the time of Muhammad. What the author should have said, was Arab tribes. Unfortunately he made that same mistake several times throughout the book, projecting "the Saudis" back into historical times and geographical areas when and where they did not exist.

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Midas747

It must read for understanding WHY we must fight political ISLAM!

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2014

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After you have read this book on the connection between Islam and terrorism, you will know that Muslims are the who, terrorism is the how, and Islam is the why behind the world's most heinous acts. But these will not be the only riddles you will solve as you read this. You will also know what lies behind America's political and media deceptions.

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Conrad C. Gabbard

Defeating Political Islam

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2009

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An outstanding review of the realities of Islam, with each chapter well-documented before the following chapter. Coupled with the eleven (11) -volume "Islamic Trilogy," by the Center for the Study of Political Islam [...], ignorance of Islamic doctrine and continuing bloody history is now a choice - a very dangerous choice!

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Moti

One of the worse books ive read

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2009

Most of the facts in the book are questionable at best, and on top of that, he even has his historic facts of near history (British colonial era) wrong. He also avoids talking about certain points and stresses on circumstantial evidence. You need to have alot of faith in his research to believe his ideas, which I can't.

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M. McManus

One of the most important and original books on the subject

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2011

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This book argues that Islamic terrorism has three main sponsors: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Iran, although the latter refers to Shia terrorism and only briefly mentioned in the book. The main focus on the book is Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, who work together to inject Wahhabi ideology into every mosque and Muslim community in the world. Using the wealth of Saudi Arabia and the logistical expertise of Pakistan's military government, this has been very successful.

The book has a major focus on India. The author argues that since partition, Muslims in South Asia have aggressively ethnically cleansed their countries and communities of Hindus, Sikhs and other non-Muslims. For example, 20% of Pakistan was non-Muslim at partition, but thanks to a campaign of violence and legal intimidation, that number has fallen to a mere 2% in the present day. Similar developments occurred in Bangladesh, and in Muslim-majority provinces of India such as Kashmir.

The author argues that India is viewed as a major opponent to Muslim conquest, and has been a major target of Islamic terrorism as a result. Saudi Arabia funds the operations and Pakistan trains the operatives, who are then slipped into India. The author argues that thanks to Pakistani terrorism, India has had to spread its military forces out defending airports, railway stations and shopping malls in its interior, leaving less troops to guard its volatile border with Pakistan. In addition, Muslims are being encouraged by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to manipulate India's democracy to make sure Indian coalition governments cannot be formed without Muslim parties, and also to use Muslim parliamentarians to water down India's attempts to get anti-terrorism legislation on the books. The Saudi-Pakistan axis are also said to be encouraging mass illegal immigration of Muslims into India so as to demographically put it under pressure.

This book is a very interesting read and has a focus on India, unlike most books on the subject which focus on the Middle East. It is well worth a read to anyone seeking a broader understanding of the subject.

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Hate speech with no research

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2022

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This book should be regarded as "Hate speech" that provokes hate and violence against Muslims without discrimination of geographical boundaries. The falsehood of this magnitude needs extreme views and bias and doesn't need any unbiased insight into the subject. This book reflects the lack of knowledge and abundance of hate. At multiple occasions, the ground realities are totally opposite to what the author has written. This can be expected when a Hindu author claims himself to be a doctoral degree holder in nuclear physics but ends up writing a book on Islam. He has completely failed in career-switching or both careers may be. I would suggest the author explore the subject with an open mind and without bias before being confident enough to waste time writing on it.

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