[Cindy]

We'll continue to pray, exSoldier.
You and your wife sleep well.

[Oorang]

Interesting article, my apologies if it has been posted (I don't remember seeing it).

Al Qaeda's U.S. Network

By Arnaud de Borchgrave
The Washington Times | August 13, 2004

Before we convince ourselves al Qaeda is down for the count, check the stats.

Islamist extremists in the world as estimated by moderate Muslim leaders: about 12 million. Fundamentalist sympathizers: 120 million. Those numbers represent 1 percent and 10 percent of the world's Muslim population of 1.2 billion. The CIA puts the extremists much higher — 40 million.

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http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=14644