Three distinct trends

Now, considering the bruised image of Islam in the eyes of the Western non-Muslims, it appears that the minority extremists have infected the image of Islam. The latter have had several centuries' experience of ruling large parts of the globe in several continents, and these histories are well documented for study by scholars and the general citizens of the world.

Islam had declined since and so did the industrialised West, just passing the wobbling peak. Today it is an open battle for the survival of the fittest (the Muslims on one side, and the combined Christians and Jews on the other).

One side's DNA memory-bank is enriched due to past experience. One is at peak (with declining curve), and the other is trying to ascend from the lowest point. It is known as the rise and fall and shift of history and/or civilisations. One aspect looks ominous: this new millennium has switched on the beginning of the change of civilisation(s). It is not a new phenomenon; the cycles of history have recorded these change-over points.

The critical potential asset (according to the materialists) is the control of the natural energy resources and sites located in different parts of the world. Many of these natural reserves are in Muslim-majority countries (ME, CIS, gassy Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Saudi and N African deserts, etc). The game plan is an open-secret.

The other trend is economic: the out-sourcing of services from the first world to the third world countries: to the DCs. Note the booming IT and computer centres in India (high-level English-knowing workers), the RMG industries, and the shifting of low-tech consumer goods factories. There is an off-the-screen war between US and EU on capturing future markets in the third world (70 per cent of future markets). The huge China's cheap goods are very disturbing to Western industrialists; as Western goods and services cost several times more, due to high standard of living (high wages-the cost of doing business in the first world has gone up, with declining markets and cheaper competitors).

Islamophobia is the second priority; the first is the constant fear of declining standard of living in the West. EU is limping economically. After the US: who would be "Uncle Sam"? None: That is the fear of lack of leadership and control.

The philosophy looks simple: The right to fight a war against personal and group economic insecurity. Who likes to be poor voluntarily, and lead a simple life?