One of the harsh truths since 9/11 is that George W. Bush and his neoconservative allies have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with al-Qaeda, both sides benefiting from their excessive reliance on violence. Now, al-Qaeda strategists are discussing how they might keep that symbiosis going by helping to elect neocon John McCain, as the Independent Institute’s Ivan Eland notes in this guest essay:
In the battle for endorsements in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama snared a strong nod from former Secretary of State Colin Powell – and John McCain received an equally strong recommendation from al-Qaeda.
Quite bluntly, al-Qaeda says it wants McCain to win essentially because it thinks he is most likely to continue Bush’s macho bull-in-the-China-shop ”war on terror.” There has been a lot of bull in the China shop, and al-Qaeda wants to make sure it continues.
For example, in the Muslim land of Somalia during the Clinton administration, bin Laden helped Somalis with the attack that killed 18 American troops and caused the U.S. to withdraw its forces from that country. Also, Obama has talked about getting more involved in the Muslim-inhabited region of Darfur in Sudan.
With talk of terrorist strikes this close to the election, it is possible that al-Qaeda could be once again trying to influence the outcome. In late October 2004, bin Laden released a video tape several days before the U.S. presidential election that warned of an attack, which John Kerry’s campaign believed tipped the electoral balance against them.
To put this in a better perspective, read these articles by Steve Watson:
Surprise Surprise, It's Another Al Qaeda Blockbuster Release
Al Qaeda Tapes: Direct Link To Military Psyops And Donald Rumsfeld
U.S. Government Caught Red-Handed Releasing Staged Al-Qaeda Videos
Excerpt: All evidence indicates that the tapes are provided to Fouda and Al Jazeera by As Sahab, the "production company" of Al Qaeda, via a group known as Intelcenter, who also SELL the videos online.
Intelcenter normally have the tapes available for sale as soon as they are released, indeed in the past they have even predicted when they are going to get a tape before it is released, as they did with the second London bomber tape on the anniversary of 7/7.
Neil comment: So. Who and What is al-CI Aida, eh... sorry... al-Qaeda anyway?
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