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- mg330
I like (sarcasm) CNN's assertion that all this revolution could spell the end of Al Qaeda because their motivation thrives on "the political, economic, and cultural stagnation" of the Middle East region.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/me…
"The political, economic, and cultural stagnation that al Qaeda fed off for more than two decades has been replaced by the fastest moving change the region has ever witnessed, the most promising of Arab Springs."
"If you have freedom, al Qaeda will go away," said Osama Rushdi, a former Egyptian jihadist.
Funny, I never once thought that Al Qaeda existed largely to rebel against dictatorships in the Middle East. This article pretty much seems to state the opposite of what the reality is about them. For example, Iraq is in a state of attempting democracy, attempting to give people freedom, and that's what Al Qaeda don't won't. Right? My impression has always been that they are trying to prevent democracy and freedom and that they are trying to uphold many very strict Islamic laws. Beyond that, I really thought they existed solely to destroy America and anything related to it.
- They hate us for our freedoms?abettertomorrow
- You need to read more.TheBlueOne
- I'm always baffled by this vanity, this belief that jealousy of America, or "freedom", would be what caused- and drives extreme fundamentalists.Peter