Posted by Orin Kerr:
Juan Cole on Bin Laden's Latest Broadcast:
An [1]excerpt:
It appears that Bin Laden is so weak now that he is forced to
play to his own base, of Saudi and Salafi jihadists, some of whom
are volunteer guerrillas in Iraq. They are the only ones in Iraq
who would be happy to see this particular videotape.
. . . The narrow, sectarian and politically unskilfull character
of this speech is the most hopeful sign I have seen in some time
that al-Qaeda is a doomed political force, a mere Baader-Meinhof
Gang or Red Army Faction with greater geographical reach.
Let's hope.
References
1. http://www.juancole.com/2004/12/bin-laden-votes-in-iraq-and-shoots.html
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