Re: Al-Qaeda Chief Slams Muslims for Lack of Support
Well they used to be viewed quite favourably. One article I read cited the incident that marked the turning point for the 'Awakening' movement amongst Iraqi Sunnis. It began with Al Quaeda in Iraq members dragging an elderly Christian man to their vehicles... his wife hanging on to his legs for all she was worth. Chuckling, they kicked her off and left her laying in the dust with her skirt over her head, and her husband was never seen again.
The onlookers gathered, and decided to kill the men who did that. There was retaliation and counter-retaliation until there was an organized movement against Al Quaeda elements.
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What kind of peace do I mean and what kind of a peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the world by American weapons of war.... not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women -- not merely peace in our time, but peace in all time.
JFK
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