At the heart of terror : Muslim extremism and America's war on terror / Monte Palmer and Princess Palmer.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-286) and index.

1. Who is attacking America? -- 2. Islam, Muslim extremism, and anti-Americanism -- 3. The Muslim brotherhood and Hizbullah : radical-moderates -- 4. The jihadist movement and how it evolved -- 5. The jihadist war plan -- 6. The jihadist war machine -- 7. The allies of the jihadists : those who make terror possible -- 8. How Israel and its Middle Eastern neighbors fight terror -- 9. The future : winning the war on terror.

Who is attacking America? -- Islam, Muslim extremism, and anti-Americanism -- Muslim relations with Christians and Jews -- Unity and turmoil within Islam -- The evolution of Islamic extremism -- The sources of Muslim discontent -- Gauging popular support for Muslim extremists -- Levels of Islamic religiosity -- Separating Islamic extremism from anti-Americanism -- The Muslim Brotherhood and Hizbullah : radical moderates -- The Muslim Brotherhood -- Hizbullah : a tale of three countries -- Can the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizbullah serve as a counterweight to the jihadists? -- The jihadist movement and how it evolved -- Egypt and the origins of modern jihadism -- The Islamic revolution -- Pakistan : the jihadist gateway to the Far East and Central Asia -- Afghanistan and the making of a Muslim hero -- The Sudan : an international terrorist network takes shape -- The battle for Algeria -- The Palestinian jihadists : Hamas and holy jihad -- The jihadist war comes to America -- From Turabi to Bin Laden -- The continuing evolution of the jihadist movement -- The jihadist war plan -- Jihadist strategy : the psychology of terror -- The components of terror -- Terror and the propaganda war -- The jihadist war plan of the future : compelling logic for attacking America -- War plan or several? -- The jihadist war machine -- Organizing the jihadists : the pyramid of terror -- Leadership in jihadist organizations -- The jihadist soldiers : who are they, what motivates them, and how -- Good are they? -- The physical plant -- The allies of the jihadists : those who make terror possible -- Holy alliances : struggle for the control of Islam -- Unholy allies : drug lords, mafioso, and other kindred souls -- Governments as allies of terror -- How Israel and its Middle Eastern neighbors fight terror -- The Israeli experience in fighting terror -- Israeli anti-terrorist strategy measures (what and why) -- The struggle against jihadist terror in the Islamic world -- Relevance of the experience of Israel and the Islamic world to America's war on terror -- The future : winning the war on terror -- US anti-terrorist strategy -- Assessment : how well is America doing? -- Why the glitches? -- Defeating the jihadists.