Charles:

I have done some research now.

I read the article on "Roots of Islamic Rage - Atlantic Monthly - Sept/1990. Not once does he mention that the Islamic Fundamentalists are against "freedom". He introduces the possiblities that they are against the West for: policy on Israel, sexism, racism and imperialsm. He discounts the first 3 and concludes that the Fundamentalists are against US Imperialism.

I still think the policy in Israel is a factor but I think his premise is generally valid.

I read some introductory paragraphs to "What went wrong" from Jan 2002. He opens with a blanket statement that all Islamic countries are in poverty. The truth is that Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar had higher standards of living than the US in 2002, so I would have to question the quality of his research for that article.

From what I can see he probably would not have advocated the support of Iraq against Iran in the 1980's or the attack of Iraq last year.

You obviously interpret his material quite differently, but that is how I see it.