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Yoel Tobin

From: Yoel Tobin

Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 9:38 AM
To: Front Office
Cc: Team 1; Team 3
Subject: FW: corrected version. Re: quick follow up

Chris:

Attached are some recommendations from a scholar and friend of mine named Marc Gopin, who heads the
Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, and has thought
deeply on healing the rifts between Islamic and Western societies. Marc also knows Commissioner Roemer, and
he is sending the recommendations to Commissioner Roemer as well.

If there is interest in follow up, I'm sure he would be happy to amplify on his paper.

Original Message
From: Gopinmarc@cs.com [mailto:Gopinmarc@cs.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 3:03 PM
To: Yoel Tobin
Subject: corrected version. Re: quick follow up

yes, please send around. I will send on to Roemer. all the best, marc

Dr. Marc Gopin

James H. Laue Professor of World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution
Director, Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
4260 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
703-993-1308
f. 703-993-1302
Center: 703-993-4473
www.gmu.edu/departments/crdc

5/10/2004
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Marc Gopin INSTITUTE FOR CONFLICT ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION
on GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
ADVISORY BOARD 4260 Chain Bridge Road, MS 4D3, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
703-993-1308, Fax 703-993-1302
Elisabeth Hoffman, www.gmu.edu/departments/crdc
Founding Chair
Zainab al-Suwaij
R. Scott Appleby RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING
Patrice C. Brodeur THE FUTURE RELATIONSHIP OF
Rachel Cowan ISLAM AND THE UNITED STATES
Robert Eisen
Abdul Aziz ©Marc Gopin
Sachedina May 8, 2004
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A response must be divided between enemies, potential allies, and those who
stand in between. What is clearly a threat to the United States and the entire
world is the network of active terrorists, Salafiya extremism that theologically
supports Al Qaeda and other movements, and repressive regimes that support
terrorism directly or indirectly.

A reservoir of potential allies are the millions of Muslims around the world who
yearn for freedom and democracy, and who are yearning to develop religious
institutions that will support democracy and coexistence with others. This is
especially true of women and highly educated citizens.

In between active extremists and liberals stand hundreds of millions of

Muslims, often very poor and uninformed, who are easily swayed in one
direction or another, depending on who reaches them, who helps them, and
how persuasive the message is.

• Develop strategies to isolate the extremists by discrediting them.

• Support potential allies.
• Compete hard for the hearts and minds of those who are easily
swayed.

Here are a sampling of measures to discredit the Salafiya movement:

• A broad media campaign targeted at the Muslim world that demonstrates

graphically the results of living under the terror of Salafiya religious
repression, including the treatment of women and minorities in countries
across the world. This will undoubtedly create an angry response from
embarrassed "friendly" regimes, allies of the United States. But this will
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provide an opportunity for us to negotiate with them to shift their financial
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RESEARCH • In addition, far more attention should be paid to the mass graves in Iraq,
ASSOCIATE which now suggest mass murder far greater than anticipated. No matter how