One of the worst-case scenarios for the post-September 11 world is that Osama bin Laden, dead or alive, and others like him, will continue to convince enough Muslims around the world that the Anglo-American-led war against terrorism is a crusade against Islam, and must be opposed to the death as a religious duty.Military action to stop the Taliban harbouring al-Qa’ida in Afghanistan is an important step in interrupting terrorist operational capacity, but it is only an opening gambit in a war who…
