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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (124581)	2/10/2004 1:52:54 AM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi Nadine Carroll; Re: "You obviously must be omniscient to say that [our enemies in Iraq are not Al Qaeda, it's the local resistance], in the teeth of evidence reported by the New York Times, the wires, the CIA, the US Army, and all the other know-nothings." Al Qaeda is our enemy the whole world over. They're only a minor problem in Iraq. Most of our troubles are local resistance elements, not Al Qaeda. I provided a list of the 54 resistance groups that are arrayed against us. Note that nobody saw fit to comment on it: #reply-19762602 In Iraq, Al Qaeda is mostly targeting other Moslems. This is probably due to the same reason they are doing it in Saudi Arabia, namely that the foreigners are harder to get to. For that reason, I would expect that the Iraqis will take care of Al Qaeda on their own, in a manner similar to the Egyptians or Saudis. No, I stand by my statement. Our problem in Iraq is the resistance. In Iraq, Al Qaeda is a problem for the Iraqis. Here's a quote from today's NY Times verifying exactly what I'm saying: U.S. Aides Report Evidence Tying Al Qaeda to Attacks Douglas Jehl, NY Times, February 10, 2004 ... On Monday, senior American officials were careful to describe Mr. Zarqawi as "an associate" of Al Qaeda rather than a member. American military officials say that at least 90 percent of the attacks on United States troops are thought to have been carried out by Iraqi Sunnis opposed to the occupation. ... nytimes.com Re: "So I guess I can turn your own technique around on you, and conclude that if you ever say anything that deviates in the slightest from what is later found out to be the truth, you were obviously lying through your teeth." You can certainly expect that when I provide you with a quote I will have checked it for veracity. I expect no less from you. Anything less I view with suspicion. Only a fool wouldn't bother to cross check a source of information that is well known to be biased. You're no fool. -- Carl