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Re: Afghanistan
by gmat

Thanks, I've seen it. I doubt bin Laden's purpose in attacking the US was a call to Islam, except in the most general sense of, "Infidel bad, Muslim good."

His purpose was exactly as I said, and it's clearly laid out in his first question, along with a few after the fact flourishes (the Palestinians! the Somalis!! You can see them sitting around the cave saying, "Wait, let's put in the Palestinians, or they'll be endlessly breaking our balls about leaving them out) Bin Laden and Zawahari want to topple "pro-western", secular regimes; the US is in the way.

you are misusing the term "apologist". you should look it up.

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