tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302277.post112869166435769737..comments2023-05-10T09:41:32.249-05:00Comments on Stuck on Stupid Lies: Al Qaeda Has A PlanRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13447073683876488260noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302277.post-1148066401312091472006-05-19T14:20:00.000-05:002006-05-19T14:20:00.000-05:00By 2022, the rest of the world will be conquered b...<I>By 2022, the rest of the world will be conquered by the righteous and unstoppable armies of Islam.</I><BR/><BR/>Unstoppable?<BR/>Just goes to show how much these fundies (of the Islamic variety) have their heads up their...<BR/><BR/>I've only heard up to Phase 5.<BR/>Phase 6 and 7 are new to me.<BR/>And frankly, kind of silly.<BR/>Its almost like they threw that in there as a joke, cause neither phase is ever going to happen. <BR/><BR/>With regards to Hitler.<BR/>True, he had a plan from the start.<BR/>But he also was able to tap into the resentment and anger on the part of the German population. In addition, he also received support from German corporations, without which he would never have ended up in power.<BR/><BR/>So, the similarities are there.<BR/>But up to a point. <BR/><BR/>I just don't see the "existential" nature of the threat like there was with either Germany or Communism (though people on the both left and right have argued against whether or not their respective existential threats really existed, but I digress...). Doesn't mean there's not a threat - just that our freedom is not at stake. Unless, of course we willingly give it up...<BR/><BR/>Right now, the best thing we can do is to focus on decapitating the leadership. <BR/>Literally.<BR/><BR/>The rest we can argue about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302277.post-1147979714285172882006-05-18T14:15:00.000-05:002006-05-18T14:15:00.000-05:00When Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf" he was in jail and ...When Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf" he was in jail and didn't have the wherewithal to put his plan in action. Later he was able to put entirely too much of his plan in action. You have to wonder if his writing had not been dismissed as the rantings of a madman but as a warning, how much of European suffering in WWII could have been avoided.<BR/>As far as this plan, I have my doubts about phase one being completed yet.<BR/>Phase two, judging by al-Zarqawi's recent video doesn't seem to be doing much either.<BR/>But they do have a plan and if they can get it on track, it will hurt.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447073683876488260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17302277.post-1147971634354344552006-05-18T12:00:00.000-05:002006-05-18T12:00:00.000-05:00Couple thoughts.First, I wonder about the provenan...Couple thoughts.<BR/><BR/>First, I wonder about the provenance of such an item (interviews w/Al Qaeda "leaders")- ie., whether or not these are actually fake. <BR/><BR/>Second, if they're not fake then there's allways the bluster factor. For example, when I was a child or when I was drinking I used to talk about all the things I was going to do...someday...things that I never actually got around to doing. <BR/><BR/>Third, the Nazis and Communists happened to control REAL countries with REAL resources - there was some serious economic and military might behind them. I simply don't see the comparison. <B>Desire is not the same as capability.</B> That doesn't mean there's no threat there; clearly there IS a threat. Just that thinking of them as the second coming of the nazis isn't really accurate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com