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To: stockman_scott who wrote (127625)	3/28/2004 7:21:47 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

This is the new face of terror: dozens of local groups across the world connected by a global ideology Generally, anything written by Fareed Zakaria seems to be worth a read. He is smart and sane.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (127625)	3/29/2004 1:26:03 AM
From: boris_a	Respond to of 281500

Terrorists Don't Need States That's what we learn from all sources. When carranza2 cared to elaborate: 1.- There have been no domestic terror attacks in the US since 9/11. 2.- The Taliban is gone and AQ as a result no longer has a secure harbor in which to operate. 3.- A huge number of AQ's leaders have been either killed or captured. 4.- Pakistan is our ally and helper. 5.- The Saudis are going after the terrorists in their backyard. 6.- Saddam, a financier of terror and a threat in his own right [recall the attempt to assassinate Bush in Kuwait], is gone. 7.- AQ's money has been stopped to a very large degree. 8.- Libya has been controlled. 9.- Iran is thinking twice about what it does. 2,4,5,6,8,9 is irrelevant in this view. 1) is correct 2) is disputable. But without knowledge of terroists recruiting rate, it makes no sense. 7) We don't know. We just don't know. The whole drama about OBL (probably dead) is a prove that the nature of the Al-Q threat is not understood.