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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (802)5/23/2007 4:54:17 PM
From: michael97123Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 4152
 
"This will work well as long as their tactical goals are to blow things up and get more recruits. But how far can a movement go that doesn't want to build anything? It's often been remarked that for all AQ's talk of the new caliphate they don't seem to put much effort into creating governments, and when they try, they wear out their welcome fast even with Wahabbi populations because they rule so harshly and badly."

and this is with bin ladens financial assets and organizational skills. That was my point earlier that no one has bought into. If bin laden, al zawari and 100 of their closest friends are wiped out in tribal areas of pakistan dont these cells just sort of either explode or fall apart. UW thinks there is an internet component that will keep them cohesive.