I think Marco brings up a good point in that "civilizations", "cultures", "religions" or what-have-you are nowhere near as monolithic and united in purpose as Huntington claims they are. Even if you study specifically Islamic uprisings against secular states along the world, much of the rhetoric is imbued with--and inspired by--local specifics. It's true that a lot of the same themes pop up--secular government is immoral, prevents the proper exercise of religion, etc.--but that doesn't mean all of these movements are related, much less united under one global, civilization-based struggle. Even the most "global" manifestation of Islamic terrorism--Al-Qaeda--arguably does not function as a unit and has experienced a great deal of in-fighting among its leaders.
I could say more, but I think we've bashed Huntington enough...
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