abu-bakr-naji-the-management-of-savagery-the-most-critical-stage-through-which-the-umma-will-pass

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battling terrorism and protecting against terrorist operations in particular, must be
safeguarded from infiltration. For example, it is better for the department of investigation in
Egypt to have five thousand loyal officers than to have twenty thousand which have been
infiltrated by one of the Islamic groups. Thus, their forces are limited and select and the
regimes have to put in place the following priorities:
First: Personal protection for the royal/ruling families and the presidential institutions.
Second: Foreigners.
Third: Petroleum and the economy.
Fourth: Entertainment spots.
Beginning by focusing (one's) interest and attention on these targets is a hindrance (to
achieving the objectives), while the peripheries and the crowded, popular regions are devoid
of military forces or there are a number of troops in them with brittle leadership and weak
power, without a sufficient number of officers. That is because those who are qualified will
be positioned for the protection of economic goals and the protection of rulers and kings.
Thus, these large numbers of forces are sometimes structurally weak and it is easy to attack
them and take large amounts of their weapons. The public will see how the troops flee,
heeding nothing. At this point, savagery and chaos begin and these regions will start to
suffer from the absence of security. This is in addition to the exhaustion and draining (that
results from) attacking the remaining targets and opposing the authorities.