The end of al Qaeda?

[idb]

(CNN) -- When historians in future years grapple with the significance of the overthrow of the Mubarak regime in Egypt 10 days ago, coming as it did in the wake of the "Jasmine" January 14 Revolution in Tunisia, they may judge it not only as a seismic event, shattering and renewing the Arab political order, but also the key watershed moment in confronting the global al Qaeda threat.

The political, economic, and cultural stagnation that al Qaeda fed off for more than two decades has been replaced by the fastest moving change the region has ever witnessed, the most promising of Arab Springs.

The burgeoning democracy movement across the Middle East appears to have caught al Qaeda off guard and threatens to reduce the terrorist group to irrelevance.

Analysis: Why Arab Spring could be al Qaeda's fall - CNN.com

Anybody who buys this line of shit should be blogging over at People.com.

Indeed. alQueida isn't going anywhere.

They Like the Democrat Statists in this Republic will just change their name and sew the seeds of distruction as they always have.

Maybe so, but if they lose the support of the masses then they won't get anywhere near power.

 

[mudwhistle]

If anything, the turmoil will strengthen Al Queda.

They might even get uniforms.

 

[Old Rocks]

I don't think that Al Queda will gain from the present revolutions. Most of these people are under 30, and the concept that Bin Laden has for an Islamic Society is hardly one these young people will buy into. This is a revolution of the people that grew up with the net. They know far more of the world than their parents and grandparents.

 

[The T]

Anybody who buys this line of shit should be blogging over at People.com.

Indeed. alQueida isn't going anywhere.

They Like the Democrat Statists in this Republic will just change their name and sew the seeds of distruction as they always have.

Maybe so, but if they lose the support of the masses then they won't get anywhere near power.

Has it stopped them so far? Hey? When you're radical...you is radical...get the meaning, Vern?

 

[The T]

I don't think that Al Queda will gain from the present revolutions. Most of these people are under 30, and the concept that Bin Laden has for an Islamic Society is hardly one these young people will buy into. This is a revolution of the people that grew up with the net. They know far more of the world than their parents and grandparents.

Yeah your thinking has stopped them so far hasn't?

 

[The T]

But nevermind the ROOT organization of the Muslim Brotherhood...right Chrissy?

Um..what does that have to do with anything.

Al Qaeda basically morphed from the Muj in Afghanistan. That's where the proof of concept took place.

Same pile of shit still stinks as bad no matter what ya call it...common logic.

 

[Toro]

(CNN) -- When historians in future years grapple with the significance of the overthrow of the Mubarak regime in Egypt 10 days ago, coming as it did in the wake of the "Jasmine" January 14 Revolution in Tunisia, they may judge it not only as a seismic event, shattering and renewing the Arab political order, but also the key watershed moment in confronting the global al Qaeda threat.

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.

The burgeoning democracy movement across the Middle East appears to have caught al Qaeda off guard and threatens to reduce the terrorist group to irrelevance.

Analysis: Why Arab Spring could be al Qaeda's fall - CNN.com

There was a similar article in the Wall Street Journal today.

 

[DiveCon]

(CNN) -- When historians in future years grapple with the significance of the overthrow of the Mubarak regime in Egypt 10 days ago, coming as it did in the wake of the "Jasmine" January 14 Revolution in Tunisia, they may judge it not only as a seismic event, shattering and renewing the Arab political order, but also the key watershed moment in confronting the global al Qaeda threat.

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.

The burgeoning democracy movement across the Middle East appears to have caught al Qaeda off guard and threatens to reduce the terrorist group to irrelevance.

Analysis: Why Arab Spring could be al Qaeda's fall - CNN.com

There was a similar article in the Wall Street Journal today.

i think its still way too early to tell
but the Muslim Brotherhood has connections with Al Qaeda

 

[Agit8r]

In any case. there are plenty of other dangerous religioys nutballs left to plague humanity

 

[DiveCon]

In any case. there are plenty of other dangerous religioys nutballs left to plague humanity

yeah????
who has he killed?

 

[Toro]

(CNN) -- When historians in future years grapple with the significance of the overthrow of the Mubarak regime in Egypt 10 days ago, coming as it did in the wake of the "Jasmine" January 14 Revolution in Tunisia, they may judge it not only as a seismic event, shattering and renewing the Arab political order, but also the key watershed moment in confronting the global al Qaeda threat.

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.

The burgeoning democracy movement across the Middle East appears to have caught al Qaeda off guard and threatens to reduce the terrorist group to irrelevance.

Analysis: Why Arab Spring could be al Qaeda's fall - CNN.com

There was a similar article in the Wall Street Journal today.

i think its still way too early to tell
but the Muslim Brotherhood has connections with Al Qaeda

Well...

Al-Qaeda has denounced the Muslim Brotherhood as being too moderate and betraying Islam for getting involved in the political process in Egypt rather than working for the violent overthrow of the government.

 

[Toro]

Here's the article

Aside from the Middle East's beleaguered autocrats, another group is reeling from the roiling unrest: al Qaeda.

Since its creation in 1988, al Qaeda's principal mission has been to topple what it calls the "near enemy": regimes ruling Arab states that don't apply fundamentalist Islamic law. Egypt, a close U.S. ally and uneasy friend of Israel, was a particular priority, especially for the group's No. 2, Egyptian Ayman al Zawahiri, who was imprisoned there for his role in the 1981 assassination of President Anwar Sadat.

But in less than three weeks, a ragtag group of protesters and Egypt's secular military succeeded where al Qaeda failed and toppled the Mubarak regime. ...

The normally prolix Mr. Zawahiri was conspicuously silent as protests swept through capitals from Tripoli to Tehran. The last week, he issued a 34-minute lecture on Egyptian history. It made no reference to the Tunisian or Egyptian uprisings or the fall of President Hosni Mubarak. Instead, he referred to Mr. Mubarak's son, who has been sidelined during Egypt's transition, as the "anticipated leader," and spent more time talking about Napoleon than the Middle East's turmoil.

Terrorism analysts believe al Qaeda's senior leadership is reeling. In some ways, the largely nonviolent, secular and pro-democracy revolts amount to a rejection of the group's core beliefs. They were also successful.

"It's not just a defeat. It's a catastrophe, the worst thing that has happened since al Qaeda was created," said Jean-Pierre Filiu, an expert on al Qaeda and affiliated groups at the University of Sciences Po in Paris. ...

But even the rise of Islamist political parties in countries such as Egypt wouldn't be a win for al Qaeda—the terrorist group is bitter enemies with the Muslim Brotherhood. And in countries such as Yemen, where al Qaeda today has a much stronger operational foothold, terrorism analysts highlight the secular nature of recent protests and conclude that al Qaeda's message doesn't have much grassroots appeal. ...

Three days before Mr. Mubarak left office, al Qaeda in Iraq, an affiliate group, released a statement that highlighted the gulf between the protesters in Tahrir Square and the jihadis on the sidelines: "Beware of the tricks of un-Islamic ideologies, such as filthy and evil secularism, infidelic democracy, and putrid idolic patriotism and nationalism," it said.

Mr. Zawahiri struck a similar tone, warning of perils of democracy, or "the desire of the majority without abiding by any value or moral or ideology." ...

Middle East Uprisings Put al Qaeda on Sidelines - WSJ.com

 

[Agit8r]

In any case. there are plenty of other dangerous religioys nutballs left to plague humanity

yeah????
who has he killed?

oh great. the Manson defense

 

[DiveCon]

Here's the article

Aside from the Middle East's beleaguered autocrats, another group is reeling from the roiling unrest: al Qaeda.

Since its creation in 1988, al Qaeda's principal mission has been to topple what it calls the "near enemy": regimes ruling Arab states that don't apply fundamentalist Islamic law. Egypt, a close U.S. ally and uneasy friend of Israel, was a particular priority, especially for the group's No. 2, Egyptian Ayman al Zawahiri, who was imprisoned there for his role in the 1981 assassination of President Anwar Sadat.

But in less than three weeks, a ragtag group of protesters and Egypt's secular military succeeded where al Qaeda failed and toppled the Mubarak regime. ...

The normally prolix Mr. Zawahiri was conspicuously silent as protests swept through capitals from Tripoli to Tehran. The last week, he issued a 34-minute lecture on Egyptian history. It made no reference to the Tunisian or Egyptian uprisings or the fall of President Hosni Mubarak. Instead, he referred to Mr. Mubarak's son, who has been sidelined during Egypt's transition, as the "anticipated leader," and spent more time talking about Napoleon than the Middle East's turmoil.

Terrorism analysts believe al Qaeda's senior leadership is reeling. In some ways, the largely nonviolent, secular and pro-democracy revolts amount to a rejection of the group's core beliefs. They were also successful.

"It's not just a defeat. It's a catastrophe, the worst thing that has happened since al Qaeda was created," said Jean-Pierre Filiu, an expert on al Qaeda and affiliated groups at the University of Sciences Po in Paris. ...

But even the rise of Islamist political parties in countries such as Egypt wouldn't be a win for al Qaeda—the terrorist group is bitter enemies with the Muslim Brotherhood. And in countries such as Yemen, where al Qaeda today has a much stronger operational foothold, terrorism analysts highlight the secular nature of recent protests and conclude that al Qaeda's message doesn't have much grassroots appeal. ...

Three days before Mr. Mubarak left office, al Qaeda in Iraq, an affiliate group, released a statement that highlighted the gulf between the protesters in Tahrir Square and the jihadis on the sidelines: "Beware of the tricks of un-Islamic ideologies, such as filthy and evil secularism, infidelic democracy, and putrid idolic patriotism and nationalism," it said.

Mr. Zawahiri struck a similar tone, warning of perils of democracy, or "the desire of the majority without abiding by any value or moral or ideology." ...

Middle East Uprisings Put al Qaeda on Sidelines - WSJ.com

well, lets hope they are right
but i still say we need to take a lets wait and see attitude

 

[DiveCon]

In any case. there are plenty of other dangerous religioys nutballs left to plague humanity

yeah????
who has he killed?

oh great. the Manson defense

well, if you are going to compare him to Al Qaeda

 

[The T]

(CNN) -- When historians in future years grapple with the significance of the overthrow of the Mubarak regime in Egypt 10 days ago, coming as it did in the wake of the "Jasmine" January 14 Revolution in Tunisia, they may judge it not only as a seismic event, shattering and renewing the Arab political order, but also the key watershed moment in confronting the global al Qaeda threat.

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.

The burgeoning democracy movement across the Middle East appears to have caught al Qaeda off guard and threatens to reduce the terrorist group to irrelevance.

Analysis: Why Arab Spring could be al Qaeda's fall - CNN.com

There was a similar article in the Wall Street Journal today.

i think its still way too early to tell
but the Muslim Brotherhood has connections with Al Qaeda

Yep...and they were the springboard for alot of the radicals...Radical islam isn't going away...just re-inventing itself.

 

[The T]

In any case. there are plenty of other dangerous religioys nutballs left to plague humanity

*MORONIC* Comparison.

 

[The T]

In any case. there are plenty of other dangerous religioys nutballs left to plague humanity

yeah????
who has he killed?

oh great. the Manson defense

Was Chuckie Manson Islamic?

 

[idb]

I don't think that Al Queda will gain from the present revolutions. Most of these people are under 30, and the concept that Bin Laden has for an Islamic Society is hardly one these young people will buy into. This is a revolution of the people that grew up with the net. They know far more of the world than their parents and grandparents.

Yeah your thinking has stopped them so far hasn't?

So what country are they running at present?

 

[idb]

Here's the article

Aside from the Middle East's beleaguered autocrats, another group is reeling from the roiling unrest: al Qaeda.

Since its creation in 1988, al Qaeda's principal mission has been to topple what it calls the "near enemy": regimes ruling Arab states that don't apply fundamentalist Islamic law. Egypt, a close U.S. ally and uneasy friend of Israel, was a particular priority, especially for the group's No. 2, Egyptian Ayman al Zawahiri, who was imprisoned there for his role in the 1981 assassination of President Anwar Sadat.

But in less than three weeks, a ragtag group of protesters and Egypt's secular military succeeded where al Qaeda failed and toppled the Mubarak regime. ...

The normally prolix Mr. Zawahiri was conspicuously silent as protests swept through capitals from Tripoli to Tehran. The last week, he issued a 34-minute lecture on Egyptian history. It made no reference to the Tunisian or Egyptian uprisings or the fall of President Hosni Mubarak. Instead, he referred to Mr. Mubarak's son, who has been sidelined during Egypt's transition, as the "anticipated leader," and spent more time talking about Napoleon than the Middle East's turmoil.

Terrorism analysts believe al Qaeda's senior leadership is reeling. In some ways, the largely nonviolent, secular and pro-democracy revolts amount to a rejection of the group's core beliefs. They were also successful.

"It's not just a defeat. It's a catastrophe, the worst thing that has happened since al Qaeda was created," said Jean-Pierre Filiu, an expert on al Qaeda and affiliated groups at the University of Sciences Po in Paris. ...

But even the rise of Islamist political parties in countries such as Egypt wouldn't be a win for al Qaeda—the terrorist group is bitter enemies with the Muslim Brotherhood. And in countries such as Yemen, where al Qaeda today has a much stronger operational foothold, terrorism analysts highlight the secular nature of recent protests and conclude that al Qaeda's message doesn't have much grassroots appeal. ...

Three days before Mr. Mubarak left office, al Qaeda in Iraq, an affiliate group, released a statement that highlighted the gulf between the protesters in Tahrir Square and the jihadis on the sidelines: "Beware of the tricks of un-Islamic ideologies, such as filthy and evil secularism, infidelic democracy, and putrid idolic patriotism and nationalism," it said.

Mr. Zawahiri struck a similar tone, warning of perils of democracy, or "the desire of the majority without abiding by any value or moral or ideology." ...

Middle East Uprisings Put al Qaeda on Sidelines - WSJ.com

well, lets hope they are right
but i still say we need to take a lets wait and see attitude

I disagree, get in there and offer to help, get the people on side.
'Hearts and minds'
You'll never get a better opportunity to impress a whole nation.