Global Jihad: temi, piste di diffusione e il fenomeno del reducismo ...

history is in their favor. This sense of the apocalypse became the essence of the
culture of modern global jihad.
Elements of this culture lie in the connection and integration between apocalyptic
discourse and militant and violent jihadist activity by discussing the potential for
Jihadis to "hotwire" the apocalypse in such a Jihadi culture—How are Muslim clerics
and scholars, past and present, propounding a hotwired Apocalypse? How do
Jihadis see themselves as activators of the Apocalypse, and would they for example
be more tempted to resort to WMD? How does WMD factor into Jihadi discussions
suggesting hotwiring?
9. September 11 -- attack by “programmed terrorists”
The September 11 attacks, the highlight of the Jihadi mindset so far, were carried out
by a group of Arab Jihadis who were supposed to touch the “wings of early Islamic
history.” They were acting as if they had been programmed to enter this mood
throughout their preparations, while living in the “world of the infidels” and
towards the highlight of the operation in the last day of their life. Right after the
attacks, three copies were found of a hand-written letter in Arabic with instructions
for the attackers. The detailed instructions aimed at shaping their behavior in every
minute of their last day on earth. The letter reminds us in this context the description
of the recruitment of Japanese suicide pilots in World War II. The pilots crashed their
planes into the American naval ships in the Pacific Ocean in 1944 when the United
States attempted to invade the Philippines, which signified to the Japanese the
beginning of their defeat. The description goes as follows:
“There was no lack of volunteers, and there was even a waiting list… It was the
desire to win while striking the enemy, which brought about the decision to die
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