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The torrent of hateful words is part of what terrorism experts now believe is a deliberate, even desperate, propaganda campaign against a president who appears to have gotten under al-Qaeda's skin. The departure of George W. Bush deprived al-Qaeda of a polarizing American leader who reliably drove recruits and donations to the terrorist group.
With Obama, al-Qaeda faces an entirely new challenge, experts say: a U.S. president who campaigned to end the Iraq war and to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who polls show is well liked throughout the Muslim world.
The torrent of hateful words is part of what terrorism experts now believe is a deliberate, even desperate, propaganda campaign against a president who appears to have gotten under al-Qaeda's skin. The departure of George W. Bush deprived al-Qaeda of a polarizing American leader who reliably drove recruits and donations to the terrorist group.
With Obama, al-Qaeda faces an entirely new challenge, experts say: a U.S. president who campaigned to end the Iraq war and to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who polls show is well liked throughout the Muslim world.
Proof positive that Bush encouraged terrorism via his administration's self-serving policies and made us less safe. Will a Bush supporter ever admit that? Doubtful.
I really doubt that Al-qaeda really cares what the average muslim thinks unlesss you think they wanted to kill innocent civilians along as Al-Qaeda does. It is more a fact that those muslims who don't suppport Il-qaeda are basically pawns that have no real power and live ihn fear of them. To oppose is to face death just as those that even speakpout are threatened. That's the reality.
Both Bush and Obama got under the skin of Al Queada and this is not a partisan issue. We as a nation get under their skin regardless of our leader. What they are trying to do is attack the popularity of Obama in the world and demonize him like they did with Bush. While still popular he represents a threat to their ability to recruit etc. It is not a partisan issue and should not be made one.
I really doubt that Al-qaeda really cares what the average muslim thinks unlesss you think they wanted to kill innocent civilians along as Al-Qaeda does. It is more a fact that those muslims who don't suppport Il-qaeda are basically pawns that have no real power and live ihn fear of them. To oppose is to face death just as those that even speakpout are threatened. That's the reality.
Then you miss the entire point of "propaganda of the deed" which has been the hallmark of every terrorist organization since 19th Century. As Mikhail Bakunin wrote in 1870 "Letters to a Frenchman on the Present Crisis," "we must spread our principles, not with words but with deeds, for this is the most popular, the most potent, and the most irresistible form of propaganda." Through actions the terrorist, be they anarcho-syndicalist or islamic jihadist, hopes to foment a mass uprising through their violent example.
As for these 1.8 billion pawns... I'm not sure of your point.
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