How Do You Say "Shiver Me Timbers" in Arabic?

Joshua E. London has written a book that's being lauded for its accuracy in reporting on the history of the U.S. Navy's war against the Barbary Pirates. But it seems London would rather the book be known for revealing America's long struggle against Islam. Since the reviewers quoted at his book's promo website don't make the connection, London (writing in the National Review) makes it for them:

Although the piratical activities of Barbary genuinely degenerated over the centuries from pure considerations of the glory of jihad to less grandiose visions of booty and state revenues, it is important to remember that the religious foundations of the institution of piracy remained central.

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Obviously, and thankfully, not every Muslim is obligated, or even really inclined, to take up this jihad. Indeed, many Muslims are loath to personally embrace this physical struggle. But that does not mean they are all opposed to such a struggle any more than the choice of many Westerners not to join the police force or the armed services means they do not support those institutions.

Whether “insurgents” are fighting in Iraq or “rebels” and “militants” are skirmishing in Chechnya or Hamas “activists” are detonating themselves in Israel, Westerners seem unwilling to bring attention to the most salient feature of all these groups: They claim to be acting in the name of Islam.

Later London writes that "the situation becomes a lot clearer when you listen to the stated intentions and motivations of the terrorists and take them at face value." That may be true, but not less so than for authors with hidden agendas.