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irateplatypus said:
I would expect Al-Qaida would have a strategy to effect the U.S. elections. Whether those plans would be similar to what happened in Spain... I do not know. What do you all think about his statements regarding the motivation behind the 9-11 attacks (U.S.'s role in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict)? Personally, I don't think the real motivations are anywhere near that simple or contained within that scope. I wonder what the political shakout would be if another attack was attempted...?
I also wonder why Osama seemed to stick to that angle in the tape. I would have expected him to address vague and long past American mis-deeds rather than sticking with the Israel/Palestine conflict.
The 9-11 terrorists seemed to have more complex motives so I don't really buy Osama's statement. From what i've read that group was radicalized in Europe, and had much more fundamental problems with western society/capitalism, which is kind of ironic given the Arab nation's proclivity towards capitalism.
It is a little unsettling to hear a terrorist explain why exactly he is fighting us. It is much easier for us to hear "I don't like your entire western world so we are going to fight".
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