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MaggieL · 07-14-2002, 02:12 PM

I understand Al Queda perfectly.

They're opportunistic thugs, who were out of a job when the Soviets left Afghanistan. When Saudi Arabia snubbed bin Laden's offer to protect them against the Iraquis (such a deal!), their goal suddenly became kicking the competition out of Saudi. Since that wasn't a particularly popular position, they suddenly became friends of the downtrodden Palestinian masses. There's nothing more dangerous than an out-of-work mercenary, except possibly one who thinks he's an idealist.

The single force most responsible for the dehumanized perception of Al Queda is Al Queda.

07-14-2002, 02:12 PM	#5
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	I understand Al Queda perfectly. They're opportunistic thugs, who were out of a job when the Soviets left Afghanistan. When Saudi Arabia snubbed bin Laden's offer to protect them against the Iraquis (such a deal!), their goal suddenly became kicking the competition out of Saudi. Since that wasn't a particularly popular position, they suddenly became friends of the downtrodden Palestinian masses. There's nothing more dangerous than an out-of-work mercenary, except possibly one who thinks he's an idealist. The single force most responsible for the dehumanized perception of Al Queda is Al Queda. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."