Explanation
The United States appears in the book as a central symbol in Bin Laden’s discourse and his antagonism with the Arab-Islamic world. Its responses after September 11 are also criticized for reproducing the logic of power and deepening humiliation and the cultural divide.
Referred to by
- Jihad is redefined as a sacred war that goes beyond defense
- Preventive war restores American isolation
- Modern hostility is understood through a long historical narrative and a symbolic construction of the enemy
- The United States embodies the historical enemy
- Bin Laden rehistoricizes hostility
- The rise of power after bipolarity