HUMAN first, then a proud IRANIAN: Occupation has boosted al-Qaida

HUMAN first, then a proud IRANIAN

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May 26, 2004

Occupation has boosted al-Qaida

Sometime ago, I posted an article by Gwynne Dyer which was titled: Al-Qaida will do whatever it takes to assure Bush is re-elected. It was obvious from the beginning that the US cowboy policies, will result in death, destruction and ..... and more recruits for Al-Qaida. So, why not? Bush has been good for them. He has given the opportunities that they otherwise would not get.Why not extending that opportunity?

Quoting from a "leading" thinktank, Guardian reports confirms this reality at least as it relates to the occupation of Iraq.
The occupation of Iraq has provided a "potent global recruitment pretext" for al-Qaida and probably increased worldwide terrorism, a leading thinktank said yesterday.
Despite some losses, al-Qaida has more than 18,000 potential terrorists at large and its ranks are growing, the International Institute for Strategic Studies said, adding that al-Qaida now had a presence in more than 60 countries....