a problem in any muslim country, the suicide bombings tip that one off, true it is not our problem but it definitely isn't harmless. Don't be ridiculous. Militant Islam is not a threat to the 'entire planet'. There's a lot of clear water between intelligent paranoia and geopolitics brought to you by the EDL or someone from Waco Texas. No. we must be wrong for TrueToo has 20 Recommends. From the ministry of truth obviously. Do they not take christmas day off? I would say that it is a threat. It often manifests itself all over the 'entire planet'. Case in point today, the sickening bombings of those churches in Nigeria. A month back, a French newspaper that dared express an unsavory opinion. ".....These are no different. For security services, threat is the guarantor of funding. For researchers, it means grants. For reporters, stories. There is a momentum here that is hard to stop....." You don't make any specific recommendations, but the west is vulnerable in so many places that it seems to be a small price to pay for security. Any successful terrorist attack against the west is inspirational to Islamists. I'm not quite sure why you want to stop the successful momentum in preventing and deterring attacks. However, there is little evidence of any kind of conscious, concerted effort. The conflicts of the last decade have created a huge counter-terrorist industry (of which specialist reporters and authors are necessarily a part). All wars end up generating new interest