Is Al Qa'ida in pieces?

This past November, Benotman went public with his own criticism of al-Qa'ida in an open letter to al-Zawahiri, absorbed and well received, he says, by the jihadist leaders in Tripoli. In the letter, Benotman recalled his Kandahar warnings and called on al-Qa'ida to end all operations in Arab countries and in the West. The citizens of Western countries were blameless and should not be the target of terrorist attacks, argued Benotman, his refined English ... Full Story »

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Maurice Lee3
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by Maurice Lee3 - Oct. 1, 2008

This is an excellent, hopeful story that demonstrates how dangerous and dysfunctional it is to demonize Muslims. It is they who will defeat Islamic terrorists, and this story reveals how that is unfolding in the Muslim world. It is increasingly rarer these days to find such in-depth analysis in the mainstream media, especially the nightly broadcast news where "gotcha" sound bites rule the day.

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