Ake says: "Dont be fooled, it is indeed a battle to the death.
Western style "democracy" is a real and present threat to Islam."

This is no more true than the threat of fundamentalist Christianity which claims that it has various extremism but not inclusive of all parts of it. The same must be said of Judaism, Islam or any other religion.

Theology is no substitute for democracy regardless as to where it comes from. But democracy is no threat to any people who want to practice a religion under the American Constitution's First Amendment. Propaganda directed at any religious group in particular is immediately suspect by any honest American.