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2006-03-22 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel May Be Next al-Qaida Battleground

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Posted by Captain America 2006-03-22 16:15|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Talk about suicide for Al-Qaida. Israel doesn't have many objections to building a wall or cleaning out an area outside their borders. The Mosad wouldn't be none too friendly either, unlike the CIA. Al-Qaida might gain support for only attacking jews (since attacking american forces didn't seem to get any), but it would be a short lived party.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-03-22 16:20|| 2006-03-22 16:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Gosh, what a surprise. Having found that their wars in Iraq, Western Europe and the US aren't going quite as well as planned, they want to check failure in Israel off their list. At this rate, they may soon become quite as ineffective as Fatah in achieving their goals.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-03-22 16:59|| 2006-03-22 16:59|| Front Page Top

#3 This is sort of old news. We know that:
1. Hamas is getting funding from Iran.
2. Hizb'Allah gets its funding from Iran.
3. Gaza is now a nest of jihadis.
4. Iran sez that it will wipe Israel off the map.
5. Iran has been giving aid and comfort to Al Q.

Iran, its proxies, and undoubtedly al Q will make an attack on Israel because they preceive weakness in the West. The ball, basically, is in our court.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-03-22 17:52|| 2006-03-22 17:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Are you calling for a screaming overhead smash, AP?

LOL.

Posted by Creater Crater3500 2006-03-22 17:54|| 2006-03-22 17:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Makes perfect sense to attack Israel. Soft target, unlikely to respond and the world will wink.

/gottem 1 outta 3

Posted by 6 2006-03-22 18:18|| 2006-03-22 18:18|| Front Page Top

#6 makes perfect AQ sense....logic of the damaged lobes

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-03-22 18:57|| 2006-03-22 18:57|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm calling for the West to get its head out of its collective a$$ and see what is at stake. So will we wait for a nice big hit from Iran or will we take care of it now and save many lives on both sides of the street? My wish is for alternative B, but I feel that we are going to go through alternative A first.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-03-22 19:00|| 2006-03-22 19:00|| Front Page Top

#8 AP - Regards Iran, I think there's a good chance that inventories are being built up to meet all Pentagon plans requirements being seriously considered.

Posted by Creater Crater3500 2006-03-22 19:06|| 2006-03-22 19:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Options are like assholes, each has their own. Strategically AQ would be making a blunder to directly attack Israel. But who says religious fanatics are logical?

This is all a way to raise the stakes against the West to take on Iran. The epicenter remains Iran.

Posted by Captain America 2006-03-22 19:14|| 2006-03-22 19:14|| Front Page Top

#10 Jizlam: spewing forth. Why waste syllables on the obvious.

Posted by rhodesiafever 2006-03-22 19:43|| 2006-03-22 19:43|| Front Page Top

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