"Why they hate us" - more falling out among thieves?

["Eli Stephens" <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This from the Voice of America (!) website, interviewing an anonymous CIA
agent who has written a book. None of this is likely to be new to anyone on
this list, but the source certainly makes it interesting:

"I believe that the genius of bin Laden lies in the fact that he has not
resorted to saying 'we hate America's freedom and we have to attack them.'
Or 'we hate America because they let women go to work and go to school and
we need to attack them for that,'" the author explained.  "He has not
identified our culture, our society, as the main enemy or as the main reason
to fight us.  What he has identified are specific U.S. foreign policy
actions and activities that have a resonance among Muslims all over the
world."

Anonymous said Osama bin Laden has a clear political agenda.  He says that
agenda includes reducing U.S. support for Israel, a withdrawal of all
American troops from the Arabian Peninsula, an end to what Osama bin Laden
labeled as aggression against Iraq, and a halt to what Osama bin Laden
viewed as Western exploitation of oil and natural gas resources of Muslim
countries.

"It is a very clear policy," said the unnamed author. "None of it has to do
with ephemeral things or slogans.  It has to do with very clear-cut,
concrete things.  And I think that is why he is so effective in the Muslim
world.  He has picked a number of items that, whether you are, however you
term it a moderate, a conservative, or a liberal Muslim, there is a certain
amount of sympathy for the goals bin Laden has enunciated."

Full article:
http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=D65BA316-CA8F-4A99-AAAF9AB069C712F0

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