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To: ek_hornbeck
Thanks ek_hornbeck. I am presented with these types of distinctions, but I am not a big fan of the arguments.

Terrorism takes place between and across the Islamic sect lines IMO.

Those guys are very fluid between the terrorist organizations. One day they're fighting for one group. The next they are fighting with another.

14 posted on 09/20/2017 11:20:30 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (DACA: Their dream, our nightmare... will the rule of law prevail or not?)
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To: DoughtyOne

I don’t believe it’s nearly as fluid as you’re claiming. Iran doesn’t generally support Sunni organizations, and Saudi Arabia doesn’t to my knowledge ever support Shias. These two sects of Islam hate one another at least as much as they hate non-Muslim “infidels.” Furthermore, Iran perceives the Chechens (not incorrectly) as clients of their Saudi enemies. At one point, the Saudis even tried to strike a deal with Putin where they offered to stop aiding Chechen and Dagestani jihadis if Putin stopped aiding Assad in Syria.


18 posted on 09/20/2017 11:28:28 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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