HOUSE OVERSIGHT 024386 as projection, where we can assign to our Islamic Enemy traits we wish to see in them or introject traits from them into ourselves that we wish not to acknowledge. These maneuvers involve a mixing of identities where we actually lose clarity about who we are and who the enemy is. Projection and introjection are active almost across the board. It is always helpful, for instance, to ask how what the enemy accuses us of is more appropriately descriptive of it. When we add Western Guilt and Shame, our need to be liked, and o ther psychological dimensions, basic thoughts solidify into larger fantasies. As these narratives ("Our courts will never allow that," "As a superpower we will always be able to win any fight we put our minds to," "Assimilation will ensure Muslims are westernized" ...) gain consent from others they tend to guide us deeply and become infused on our policies. Ultimately, what emerges is a relationship we take with our Islamic Enemy that parallels that between an addict and an enabler. Emblematic of this relationship is the "transfer of responsibility" in which we assume responsibility for the enemy's behavior who is addicted to transferring it away from itself The Control Factor actively maintains this relationship and makes changing that relationship as difficult a chore as any addict finds in breaking his addiction. And just as an addict needs to devote serious effort and con sciousness to his addiction, so must we devote great energy to unders tanding how the Control Factor ultimately sabotages us. FP: Describe the threat we face in our Islamic enemy. And you talk about the three levels of jihad against us. What are they? Siegel: Simply stated, our Islamic Enemy seeks the totalitarian domination of Islam throughout the world — Islamic supremacy. It seeks to have the West submit to Islam. Obviously, this does not mean that everybody becomes a Muslim. Islam, in all its varied expressions, permits dhimmis- th