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xultar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-08-04 01:04 PM
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Expert warns: Iraq is 'Terrorist Disneyland' Uhhh O!
Edited on Thu Apr-08-04 01:06 PM by xultar
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1514&e=45&u=/afp/20040408/wl_mideast_afp/attacks_iraq_alqaeda_040408073218

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--SNIP
"Iraq is the new land of jihad and the events there are having a profound impact on the Islamic movements and Muslim societies worldwide," said Rohan Gunaratna, associate professor at the Singapore-based Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies.


"Al-Qaeda is the main source of inspiration but the bigger threat today is from its associate organisations in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caucuses," Gunaratna, a top international terrorism specialist, told AFP.

--SNIP

That is a good way of putting it. Backs up the guy from the 9/11 commission when he told Condlieza GWB made us less safe!
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leesa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-08-04 01:12 PM
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1. Al Qaeda is estimated to have very few members. It seems as though
they are fighting avergae Joe Iraqi citizens/former soldiers, etc and trying to pretend they are "terrorists"
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