Michael Scheuer, Imperial Hubris, Dulles (Virginia), Brassey's, Inc., 2004, p. 9, ISBN 978-0-9655139-4-4.
«The focused and lethal threat posed to U.S. national security arises not from Muslims being offended by what America is, but rather from their plausible perception that the things they most love and value — God, Islam, their brethren, and Muslim lands — are being attacked by America.»