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Originally Posted by Undertoad
requoting tw
I have long become tired of all these plans that bin Laden has been making, especially when a real threat is Muslim Brotherhood - not from the disorganized remains of Al Qaeda."
--tw, 8/12/2004[/url]
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Read the topmost post with care. UT, again you have read into your response a personal opinion that is not in those posts.
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Islamic fundamentalist extremism only has one idol. bin Laden. No other extremist figure inspires and recruits like bin Laden.
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Did bin Laden plan an attack on Madrid? Of course not. Did he plan or execute an attack on London? Of course not. And that should be completely obvious.
As a non-participant, bin Laden remains the 'idol' upon which other 'dandelions in the lawn' plan and execute attacks. Again, the underlying concept remains this network called Muslim Brotherhood (not to be confused with the political party in Egypt of same name). Those attacks in London and Madrid were not Al Qaeda. bin Laden is but one 'dandelion in the lawn'. His success and his reputation remains an inspiration that empowers - "inspires and recruits" - these attacks.
UT (and Beestie), apparently you never did comprehend that previous point. A point that should go a long way into better understanding this future bin Laden prophesy. The previous post and points made here are completely compatible. Instead of jumping to conclusions, instead, find the concept that causes both posts to be accurate and consistent.
To keep it simple, the administration likes people to
think Al Qaeda even attacked the WTC in 1993, or a discotheque in Bali Indonesia. bin Laden was only the idol upon which other attacks were inspired. This in part because we did not try and therefore did not succeed in getting him. His legend is now huge - and growing. Shame that you never understood that post then, and still don't comprehend today. Somehow you assume bin Laden plans and executes these attack - which is an administration myth.