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2005-07-11 Terror Networks & Islam

Expert: Al Qaeda is more alive than dead

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Posted by Fred 2005-07-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Coin flip anyone?

Posted by Captain America 2005-07-11 06:57|| 2005-07-11 06:57|| Front Page Top

#2 If this analysis is indicative of the thought going into the Russian effort in Chechnya, it's little wonder they've made no progress.

Al Qaeda doesn't wish to appear dead. They want to be seen as the "strong horse" that OBL spoke about. Weak horses don't attract recruits. Weakness encourages members to defect and seek amnesty from the home government.

If Blair put anti-terrorism at #8 on the G-8 priority list, it may be more telling of what he thought he could politically manage with weasels like France and Germany. Given all of their experience with the IRA, I doubt anyone in MI-5 or 6 thought Al Qaeda was gone.

Posted by Dreadnought 2005-07-11 10:17|| 2005-07-11 10:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Russian experts aren't like our experts...

Most of our experts, anyway...

Posted by Fred 2005-07-11 15:40|| 2005-07-11 15:40|| Front Page Top

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