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flyingfish Donating Member (260 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 11:44 AM
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Peter Bergen-Baghdad bombing work of Al Qaeda
You heard it first on DU.

I e-mailed Peter Bergen(if you do not know who he is, do a search) this morning and asked him if the bombing was the work of Al Qaeda.
He gave a yes and also stated the Jordanian embassy bombing was also the work of Al Qaeda. Also, he state jihadists from around the world are descending on Iraq.

Funny how one rationale for OPPOSING the war in Iraq was that it would strengthen Al Qaeda.
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chiburb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 11:53 AM
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1. Link? n/t
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flyingfish Donating Member (260 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 11:54 AM
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2. The link is my e-mail inbox
Sorry, not giving out my password.

Again, I E-MAILED him.
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 01:05 PM
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15. You don't need to give out your password,
But a copy & paste of the e-mail he sent you would be nice.
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 11:54 AM
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3. I have never found Peter Bergen to be credible n/t
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flyingfish Donating Member (260 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 12:05 PM
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5. And I suppose you are more credible on this subject
What books did YOU write about Al Qaeda?
When did YOU meet and interview Osama bin Laden.
What countries have YOU travelled in researching Al Qaeda.

Yeah, that's what I thought.
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Sideways Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 12:41 PM
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10. Fish I Live In The ME And Bergen Is Considered An Asshole Here
So what if he wrote books? So what if he interviewed Osama? Big deal that he travels and gives HIS opinion on Al Qaeda.

George W Bush is the fucking president of the United States. Gonna defend that gem?

Yeah, that's what I thought.
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 12:52 PM
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14. Ann Coulter writes books. Does that make her credible too? n/t
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sujan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 01:08 PM
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16. lol
Yeah, even if it wasn't the work of Al Qaeda, Bergen's announcement on National TV probably helped them gain more notoreity which is obviously a welcome news for Osama and his gang.
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Emboldened Chimp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 11:56 AM
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4. Holy War in Iraq...
is this what * really wants? Armageddon may indeed be upon us...

:tinfoilhat:

:nuke:
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RummyTheDummy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 12:06 PM
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6. Hmmm...
My first thought was the CIA did it. Im sure the admin will spin Al Queada all day long.
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OKNancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 12:51 PM
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11. Al Queda would be a BAD thing for BushCO
Al Queda was kept in check under Saddam. He leaves, they thrive.
This was a prediction that may anti-war people made.

Of course the Bushies will spin it every which way.
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genius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 12:07 PM
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7. Al Queda is the boogie man
Maybe the U.S. military wanted to get rid of some U.N. witnesses.
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caledesi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 12:12 PM
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8. You correspond with Peter Bergen? I love him FF.
Did you read his book Holy War, Inc,? VG.
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OrAnarch Donating Member (433 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 12:26 PM
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9. Wow...
That Al Queda is really something. A groupd unheard of by the common man a few years ago now runs the world. They plan EVERY bombing, every disaster, arms trade, etc. Must be huge....I mean, they seem more efficient than the US government from what the media says. Special ops, explosive experience, running under the cover of night, bartenders by day. They are even responsible for the stock market crashing occassionally. Crazy bastards.
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 12:52 PM
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12. congress
I heard that members of congress were to be around that building
before it blew up, maybe bush is sending them a message?
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stickdog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 12:52 PM
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13. Right. Whenever a "terrorist" attack has the fingerprints of sophisticated
Edited on Tue Aug-19-03 12:53 PM by stickdog
mil/intel, it just has to be al-Qaeda.

I thought every American already knew this.
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 02:32 PM
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17. Do they leave notes?
Al Queda was here?
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 02:34 PM
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18. Maybe they found a picture of Bush's head...
...pasted onto Zsa Zsa's body?

:shrug:
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-03 03:47 PM
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19. Not LBN... locking
As this post provides no link nor background information to the claims being made, it doesn't qualify as Latest Breaking News.

Please feel free to start a new discussion about Peter Bergen in the General Discussion forum.

Thanks!
VolcanoJen
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