Why Some Terrorists Make the Choice to Leave al Qaeda

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While corruption in government encourage normal people to
Become supporters of Al Qaeda and Taliban, love and affection
And care for the families of terrorist may cause the family
to convince the terrorist to abandon his actions of killing
Innocent people. Example, I had an attorney as my assistant
He did his best to destroy me, but I continued returning good
for evil, after few years he repented and confessed what he
was doing. It is difficult to harm those who are constantly
Helping you and your families.
Show them the beneffits of love firt, If they refuse, show
Them the stick, if unrrepentive, then use the only option
Abailable

Elio M. Fernandez of GA 6:42PM July 28, 2008

As i read and understand from this article about Noman Benotman, who ran a Libyan fighting group attempting to overthrow Muammar Qadhafi, split with bin Laden in 2000 over the direction of the global jihadist movement. Benotman claims to have urged bin Laden to abandon international terrorism altogether. We need more like Noman Benotman in this world, The united states and the UK, should support people like Noman Benotman, becous they Know how Alqada thinks and moves, I realy think that Noman Benotman, should be a commander in counterterrorism.

M.A.E of WA 6:27PM July 19, 2008

"The problem is not that a computer network [Internet] offers an alternative to the information aristocracy. The true crisis is that neither the news media nor the government has enough credibility to be accepted as either truthful or impartial on their own."
military writer William M. Arkin
Alkajda was created in New York when tehy try use "mobster"law to prosecute action toward WTC in 1993.Aladin did not found Alkajda and he even did not know is exist until Aladin read it from newspaper and he was surprise he was named as leader.
Still he is fighting most powerfull military earth ever seen from his cave in mountain.In times when satelites control us as never before,when NYPD use for surveilance Fuji aircraft,in times when every single phone call,email,chat,googling etc is collected...Aladin need no eat.No heat,no guns,no conection with his staff.And there is nobody,who like those milions of $$$ for Death or Alive.Even those poor on Pakistan-Afghanistan border.There do not operate thousands undercover guys(To help hide Aladin?)who says they looking for him.There is not Dog bountyhunta,no US Marshalls like....
"The Middle East is center of the world's energy resources... That's been an axiom of U.S. foreign policy, that it must control Middle East energy resources. It is not a matter of access ... the issue has always been control. Control is the source of strategic power."
Noam Chomsky
"fascism - A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership, together with belligerent nationalism."
The American Heritage Dictionary, 1983

Yuri Zvedavec 1:06PM July 18, 2008

I UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN WE FIRST ENTERED IRAQ, WE FIRED ALL OF THE BATHIST ARMY ETC. THESE GUYS ALL NEEDED A JOB AND AL-QAEDA OFFERED IT TO THEM. WE WERN'T TOO SMART THEN. EVEN MUSLIMS NEED MONEY TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.

FRANK of CA 6:42PM July 17, 2008

Maybe some leave because they have watched Al-Qaeda indiscriminately kill Muslim civilians kill, while the Great Satan tries to minimize civilian casualties and help them stand up for themselves.
This is an ideological struggle and luckily Bush had the foresight to have an ideological face off in Iraq while enforcing UN Resolutions and exposing UN corruption. So, we forced a comparison of ideologies in the sands of Iraq and as it turns out, the secular nation isn't to keen on Al-Qaeda's. Unfortunately teh democrats afre stuck in yesteryear, wanting to revert to the same strategy that lead to 9/11 - whacking moles I think it was called.

Hot Dog of GA 4:20PM July 17, 2008

Seems like a typical cult mentality to me. Whether AQ, Chicago gangs, Brach dividian, or Tom Cruise. No contact with friends and family - they will certainly try to talk sense to you. Also, we need to think about why they call US the great satan. Like killing our babies, #1 supplier of the world's porn, capitalist greed, etc, etc. We need to remove a few things from our resume and add a few others . . .

Cheesehead of WI 1:29PM July 17, 2008

As serious as foreign terrorism is (and it IS), many folks in the USA would be as well or better served by us figuring out how to separate disillusioned American gang members (local terrorists) from their leadership(s) here.
The gang culture code of "blood in, blood out" (aka, if you quit, we will kill you) is a bigger problem than many people realize.

Daniel David of NM 12:09PM July 17, 2008