Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the political motifs we encounter in forms of religious fanaticism.

Quote by Jurgen Habermas

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Instead of the international police action we had hoped for during the war in Kosovo,...

Instead of the international police action we had hoped for during the war in Kosovo,...

The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes,...

The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes,...

The uncertainty of the danger belongs to the essence of terrorism.

The uncertainty of the danger belongs to the essence of terrorism.

In the U.S.A. or Europe there is no realistic way to estimate the type, magnitude,...

In the U.S.A. or Europe there is no realistic way to estimate the type, magnitude,...

The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its...

The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its...

The misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War.

The misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War.

Disappointment over nationalistic authoritarian regimes may have contributed to the fact that today religion offers...

Disappointment over nationalistic authoritarian regimes may have contributed to the fact that today religion offers...

One never really knows who one's enemy is.

One never really knows who one's enemy is.

I cannot imagine a context that would some day, in some manner, make the monstrous...

I cannot imagine a context that would some day, in some manner, make the monstrous...

Some of those drawn into the holy war had been secular nationalists only a few...

Some of those drawn into the holy war had been secular nationalists only a few...

A threatened nation can react to uncertain dangers solely through administrative channels, to the truly...

A threatened nation can react to uncertain dangers solely through administrative channels, to the truly...

Since the intervention in Afghanistan, we suddenly began to notice when, in political discussions, we...

Since the intervention in Afghanistan, we suddenly began to notice when, in political discussions, we...

The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be...

The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be...

Perhaps at a later point important developments will be traced back to September 11. But...

Perhaps at a later point important developments will be traced back to September 11. But...

Since our complex societies are highly susceptible to interferences and accidents, they certainly offer ideal...

Since our complex societies are highly susceptible to interferences and accidents, they certainly offer ideal...

I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He...

I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He...

If the September 11 terror attack is supposed to constitute a caesura in world history,...

If the September 11 terror attack is supposed to constitute a caesura in world history,...

Global terrorism is extreme both in its lack of realistic goals and in its cynical...

Global terrorism is extreme both in its lack of realistic goals and in its cynical...

Perhaps September 11 could be called the first historic world event in the strictest sense:...

Perhaps September 11 could be called the first historic world event in the strictest sense:...

The scenarios of biological or chemical warfare painted in detail by the American media during...

The scenarios of biological or chemical warfare painted in detail by the American media during...