Al-Qaeda's New Strategy: Less Apocalypse, More Street Fighting -- Washington Post
The scene in Europe last week called to mind the heyday of the IRA in the 1970s or of Algerian terrorism in the 1990s: Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square were teeming with police, the Eiffel Tower was repeatedly evacuated, and everywhere, tourists were on edge. The threat, however, involved a newer brand of terrorist: The CIA and its European counterparts warned of an al-Qaeda plot to kill civilians in France, Germany and Britain, and alerted travelers, especially Americans, to be extra-vigilant.
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My Comment: If there is going to be a serious and coordinated attack against Western targets, my prediction is that it will be a Mumbai style of assault on a huge body of civilians attending a popular event. Others have also mentioned a Beslan style of attack .... but either way it will be as the Washington Posts puts it .... Less Apocalypse, More Street Fighting.
I'm still trying to figure this out as to interpreting the AQ tactics. Is this really a "new" strategy or is it rather an acknowledgment that the old, tried and true ways are more effective? that is to say, returning to guns and IEDs is not a "new" strategy.
ReplyDeleteHogwash from Al-CIAda again....and the guys who brought us the inside job of 9/11.
ReplyDeletehttp://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/10/11/quest.uk.savoy.reopens.cnn?iref=allsearch
ReplyDeleteso many potential targets
Thanks anon, this post needed a bit of humor. Don't ever change!
ReplyDeleteOhhhh no Greg .... you are now encouraging him.
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