You give them way too much credit.It sounds like Charles Mansons theory of "Helter Skelter"
As a matter of fact Bin Laden is a lot like Charlie....come to think of it his reasoning is the same.And they basically have the same enemy,And both lust for the same absolute power.
Thats why the neo marxist are now firmly in the rearview mirror and getting smaller....CYA!
It is a well-known fact that AQ's goal is the return of the Caliphate. To do this, bin Laden needs the secular regimes in the MidEast overthrown and replaced with Islamic theocracies of some sort. In order to have this accomplished, he must generate his own army, and since he's not a nation-state, must rely on a popular groundswell. Given the violent history of the region and its people, and the fact that bin Laden and Co. believe they took down the Soviet Union by bogging them down in Afghanistan, and their goal doesn't seem so impossible. (I agree with George Friedman's thesis that generating this conflict was AQ's aim with 9/11 and that so far bin Laden has gotten exactly what he wanted.)
It's just plain common sense not to inflame millions of people who are integrated into various societies. Going after violent criminals is an obvious and legitimate response to things like the death of Van Gogh. Bombing and burning down Muslim schools is obviously not directed at this murderer (we assume nobody thinks a bunch of six-year-olds did this) but at the Muslim community in general. The fact that the ethnic climate is eliciting state-sanctioned racism is alarming. Worse, however, is that all of this might just give AQ exactly what they want.
It's just plain common sense not to inflame millions of people who are integrated into various societies. Going after violent criminals is an obvious and legitimate response to things like the death of Van Gogh. Bombing and burning down Muslim schools is obviously not directed at this murderer (we assume nobody thinks a bunch of six-year-olds did this) but at the Muslim community in general. The fact that the ethnic climate is eliciting state-sanctioned racism is alarming. Worse, however, is that all of this might just give AQ exactly what they want.
Taking out Saddam and the secular Baath system did OBL a huge favour.
Saddam showed no mercy to any religious organisation that touched internal Iraqi politics.
I notice a few attacks in the West has started to split society along cultural lines.
OBL is gradually opening up the fault lines that exist between ethnic groups.
It shouldn't be difficult for him, especially in the Mid East.
The only real ally the US has there is Israel.
Its funny how times change.
In the 50's and 60's the US had an arms embargo on Israel.
Guess who supplied their air force?
The French. For nearly 20 years.
French support ceased after the 6 day war.
Saddam showed no mercy to any religious organisation that touched internal Iraqi politics.
I notice a few attacks in the West has started to split society along cultural lines.
OBL is gradually opening up the fault lines that exist between ethnic groups.
It shouldn't be difficult for him, especially in the Mid East.
The only real ally the US has there is Israel.
Its funny how times change.
In the 50's and 60's the US had an arms embargo on Israel.
Guess who supplied their air force?
The French. For nearly 20 years.
French support ceased after the 6 day war.
