al-Qaeda = jihadist = Islamic extremist.
Until the Muslims start policing their own ranks I will not find anything redeeming about their religion...or their culture.
“I cannot believe that anyone who participates in the industry in anyway is God-fearing”
I agree. I don’t think religion is their motivation as much as it is a cover for their activities. Gretchen Peters has a relatively new book out called Seeds of Terror which explores the drug connection to AQ & The Taliban, and she concludes that the groups are basically organized crime enterprises who exploit their so-called religion to provide cover for their illicit money-making operations.