25 January 2006
Al Qaeda in Iraq
In a recent report on “Frontline,” the correspondent casually referred to Al Qaeda terrorists as a major threat to the security of investigators of an alleged 1980s massacre of Kurdish men by the Saddam regime. This showed the success of the Bush Administration’s attempt to confuse the public regarding the true nature of resistance to the American occupation of Iraq.
Al Qaeda professes to be an Islamic fundamentalist terrorist network. It can be easily confused with a political movement, as religions have commonly been throughout history. This has partly been the fault of religious leaders themselves, who have violated boundaries between their realm of activity and the realm of politics -- maintaining social order. Likewise, political leaders have often pierced the demarcation between their rightful realm of down-to-earth activity and the spiritual, inspirational and ideological realm of metaphysics.
The goal of a radical Islamic fundamentalist organization like Al Qaeda is to undermine those who try to prevent Allah from having his way. Never mind that those who stand in the way of Allah may be ineffective in the end. The selected enemies of impatient defenders of the faith like Al Qaeda include most prominently
A) Oil-rich royalty and oil companies who prevent Muslims from equally benefiting from their natural endowment.
B) Western governments who try to force Muslim states to act in the best interests of Western nations at the expense of Muslim nationals.
Characterizing resistance to the invasion of Iraq as fundamental Islamist, of course, plays into the viewpoint of Al Qaeda by snubbing national political interests. It has already drawn threats from Bin Laden and Al Zawahri to once again descend violently from the metaphysical high ground onto the U.S. political sphere with actions of terror.
In a recent report on “Frontline,” the correspondent casually referred to Al Qaeda terrorists as a major threat to the security of investigators of an alleged 1980s massacre of Kurdish men by the Saddam regime. This showed the success of the Bush Administration’s attempt to confuse the public regarding the true nature of resistance to the American occupation of Iraq.
Al Qaeda professes to be an Islamic fundamentalist terrorist network. It can be easily confused with a political movement, as religions have commonly been throughout history. This has partly been the fault of religious leaders themselves, who have violated boundaries between their realm of activity and the realm of politics -- maintaining social order. Likewise, political leaders have often pierced the demarcation between their rightful realm of down-to-earth activity and the spiritual, inspirational and ideological realm of metaphysics.
The goal of a radical Islamic fundamentalist organization like Al Qaeda is to undermine those who try to prevent Allah from having his way. Never mind that those who stand in the way of Allah may be ineffective in the end. The selected enemies of impatient defenders of the faith like Al Qaeda include most prominently
A) Oil-rich royalty and oil companies who prevent Muslims from equally benefiting from their natural endowment.
B) Western governments who try to force Muslim states to act in the best interests of Western nations at the expense of Muslim nationals.
Characterizing resistance to the invasion of Iraq as fundamental Islamist, of course, plays into the viewpoint of Al Qaeda by snubbing national political interests. It has already drawn threats from Bin Laden and Al Zawahri to once again descend violently from the metaphysical high ground onto the U.S. political sphere with actions of terror.
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