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To: Miss Marple
I thought the AP wire story was trying extremely hard to defend Al Qa'eda without saying that was what they were up to.

There were numerous references to the notion that our sniper hasn't made any demands, and should not therefore be considered a terrorist - and they use many "experts" to back up this notion.

They, however, forget one simple fact--

WE ARE AT WAR WITH AL QA'EDA - and Al Qa'eda could very well use stealth to mask their activities in persuit of their objectives.

But to make them happy - Al Qa'eda has, in the larger sense, already presented their demands - their war aims, if you will: the US must withdrawl from the mid-east, and cut off all support for Israel.

The problem is they don't get it - Al Qa'eda wishes to operate more as a state than as the traditional terrorist organization. And, of course, the terrorists who slammed into the Twin Towers or the Pentagon didn't leave any note or demands, or even accept responsibility - none of that. It wasn't until much later that The Evil One said, yep, we did it.

51 posted on 10/16/2002 6:36:32 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
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To: Chairman_December_19th_Society
The problem is they don't get it....

And why don't they get it? Is it because if they did get it..it would give the impression they were supporting the Bush administration? *gasp* These people are so transparent. It's sickening.

52 posted on 10/16/2002 6:48:59 AM PDT by lysie
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