3) Use fear to decrease the amount of Europeans willing to openly criticize Islam. (Well, this was working with the murder of Theo van Gogh and the Danish Mohammad cartoons, but now it appears to be backfiring)
Is it really backfiring? Islamists do make attempts even if sometimes they fail. The media in the West is pretty cowardly.
Rushdie - not yet successful
Pam Geller - attempt made
Charlie Hebdo - check
Van Gogh - check