[AdmSmith]

perhaps you should devote some time studying the links between Bin Ladin and American intelligence as well.

Can I assume that you agree that "intent" is important when we make a judgment? If that is the case you know that al-Qa'ida was a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowback_(intelligence) but that the Russian planned the use of al-Zawahiri.

[mac_truck]

If you have evidence the Russians ‘planned’ to use al-Zawahiri present it, otherwise stop making such a specious claim.