Mucko, Listen, If you read Jason Burke's comprehensive history of 'Al-Qaeda' or you go onto any official Jihadist website you will discover the truth about the goals of these organisations. see below
1. THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD.
2. THEY DO NOT WANT TO INTRODUCE ISLAMIC LAW IN ANY WESTERN COUNTRY.
3. THEY WANT THE RIGHT TO EXPORT THE RESOURCES IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITHOUT HAVING TO DO DEALS WITH WESTERN COUNTRIES FOR PROTECTION. (i.e Saudis)
4. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY WANT TO USE THE RESOURCES IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO DEVELOP THE COUNTRIES IN THAT REGION, BEFORE EVEN THINKING ABOUT EXPORTING TO THE WEST.
The main problem is that most western media never, ever report these facts, which would make us all feel a lot better about our government doing deals with these people. They over-emphasize the myth that 'Al-Qaeda' wants to destroy western 'civilisation' to give us the impression that we could be attacked at any moment by a load of raving, psychopathic, blood thirsty islamic militants who want to destroy all other faiths and all systems of government in all western countries. THIS IS SIMPLY NOT THEIR GOAL, IT NEVER HAS BEEN AND NEVER WILL BE. IF THEY WANTED TO COMPLETELY DESTROY ALL WESTERN CIVILISATION, WHY DIDN'T THEY FLY THE PLANES INTO THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN NEW YORK, WHICH IS ONLY 4 MILES AWAY FROM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER?
THIS WOULD HAVE DESTROYED NEW YORK, I MEAN LITERALLY, MILLIONS WOULD HAVE DIED!
If you want to check my sources go buy Jason Burke's 'Al-Qaeda' book. Or check out a book called 'OCTOPUS. Secret Government and the death of Danny Casalero' by Kenn Thomas and Jim Keith for the proof of the 'promise' remote contol software system which was installed on all planes as early as 1998! Sorry for waffling but you need to know these things.