Over the past year, a growing number of very consequential figures in the jihadist movement have publicly and vociferously repudiated Osama Bin Laden. And that is costing Al Qaeda the hearts and minds of many of those radical-leaning Muslims who might otherwise sympathize with the terrorists.
Poster's comments:
This article is one of the few acknowledging the ongoing defeat of Al Qaeda. Unfortunately it does not analyze the root cause: Muslims are turning on Al Qaeda because Al Qaeda lost Iraq. People have a tendency to go with winners and abandon losers.
They're abandoning the terrorists for the same reason so many Americans recently opposed the Iraq war. America wasn't tired of fighting, they were tired of losing. They mistakenly believed we were losing due to the constant media attacks against our efforts, and unfortunately many still believe we're losing due to the media black-out on current successes in Iraq. Fortunately, even the combined weight of world media isn't enough to hide the first Arab democracy as Iraq prospers in the coming years.
Jason
6/8/2008 9:46:00 AM