In December 2009, “West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center published a study entitled ‘Deadly Vanguards: A Study of al-Qaeda Violence Against Muslims.’ The study showed that between 2004 and 2008, a mere 15 percent of the 3,010 victims in al-Qaeda’s attacks were Westerners. From 2006 to 2008, only 2 percent (or 12 of 661) of the victims were Westerners. The other 98 percent were inhabitants of countries in which there is a Muslim majority. Many in the media took this report to be a sure sign of al-Qaeda’s demise, proof that its war really was against other Muslims.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Michael Scheuer, Osama Bin Laden, Page 172