Friday, November 26, 2004
Back to Iraq 3.0- Jihad For Hire
Chris has got a worthwhile read here. It points, indirectly, at a new tactic to take in our war on terror and an apparent failing of one of our current efforts.
Chris is writing about the effect of Arafat's death on the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Arafat had a fair amount of personal money to spread around the Palestinian camps. He bought friends and enemies as friends. This distribution system will likely dry up. And so might the political goodwill he enjoyed in the camps.
The Islamists are waiting for whoever succeeds Arafat to fail.
"These Islamist groups have two assets, said Soheil al-Natour, a central committee member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. They have a culture of vendetta and revenge, and they have a lot of money. If Mahmoud Abbas fails in the eyes of the refugees, the Islamists will be there waiting to exert their influence, said al-Natour "
We need to insure that Arafat's money continues to flow by whatever means available. We need to find out why the flow of money to the Islamists has not been stemmed.
¶ 11/26/2004 11:37:00 PM
Chris is writing about the effect of Arafat's death on the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Arafat had a fair amount of personal money to spread around the Palestinian camps. He bought friends and enemies as friends. This distribution system will likely dry up. And so might the political goodwill he enjoyed in the camps.
The Islamists are waiting for whoever succeeds Arafat to fail.
"These Islamist groups have two assets, said Soheil al-Natour, a central committee member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. They have a culture of vendetta and revenge, and they have a lot of money. If Mahmoud Abbas fails in the eyes of the refugees, the Islamists will be there waiting to exert their influence, said al-Natour "
We need to insure that Arafat's money continues to flow by whatever means available. We need to find out why the flow of money to the Islamists has not been stemmed.
¶ 11/26/2004 11:37:00 PM
