The Enemy of My Enemy

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The Enemy of My Enemy: The Alarming Convergence of Militant Islam and the Extreme Right is a book by political science professor George Michael. It examines the alliances between neo-Nazis, Holocaust deniers, white separatists with Islamists such as Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

It was published in April 2006 by University Press of Kansas as a 397-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7006-1444-3).

[edit] Synopsis

In the book examines the positions of neo-Nazi and Islamist groups on American foreign policy, the media, modernity, and the so-called New World Order. Both camps share a "fervent anti-Semitism, accompanied by strong pro-Palestinian views, anger over Israel's influence on American policymakers, and opposition to the Iraq War and the U.S. presence in the Middle East."

[edit] Contents

• Acknowledgments

1. Introduction
2. The Contemporary Extreme Right
3. The Development of Militant Islam
4. Militant Islam in the United States
5. Interaction between the Extreme Right and Islamic/Arab Extremist
6. The U.S. Government's Response to Political Extremism and Terrorism
7. The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Aftermath of 9/11
8. How the Extreme Right Views the Current Crisis
9. How Militant Islam Views the Current Crisis
10. Prospects for Cooperation between Militant Islam and the Extreme Right
11. Conclusion

• Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• Index

[edit] References

• The Enemy of My Enemy, at the publisher's website.