I don't know what the three kids (?? one of them was 30 and a father) from Leeds were thinking though at least one of them was fairly educated.
How many of the Provisional IRA's foot soldiers understand or are committed to the creation of an United Soviet style Socialist Ireland? How many are just in it for the easy money from the booze and cigs racket?
How many American squaddies have a clue what they are doing in Iraq?
I agree with you that AQ's aims are decidedly far fetched but that hasn't stopped people pursuing them for the last 1300 years or so. Besides, are they any more far fetched than the aims of the neocons in the US administration? The world, sadly, is overpopulated with people ready to use violence to attempt to impose simplistic solutions in a complex world.
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Date: 2005-07-15 01:29 pm (UTC)How many of the Provisional IRA's foot soldiers understand or are committed to the creation of an United Soviet style Socialist Ireland? How many are just in it for the easy money from the booze and cigs racket?
How many American squaddies have a clue what they are doing in Iraq?
I agree with you that AQ's aims are decidedly far fetched but that hasn't stopped people pursuing them for the last 1300 years or so. Besides, are they any more far fetched than the aims of the neocons in the US administration? The world, sadly, is overpopulated with people ready to use violence to attempt to impose simplistic solutions in a complex world.