Would any putative "Al-Qaeda" or Iraqi resistence sound of mind attack common british folks, knowing that a significant majority were, and are, against the war of terror ? Would it not serve their interests better if they tried to do something against those in a position of power and who subscribe to the "GWOT"?

First of all, those in a position of power are genuinely hard to get at. Second, even if you, say, successfully assassiated Bush, that wouldn't necessarily alter policy. All you would get is President Cheney with a licence to kill.

As to why the revolutionary movement we call al-Qaeda would conduct terrorism against Western civilians: Well, that isn't very hard to explain. The long-term objective of this movement is to overthrow the regimes of the Middle East and North Africa and create a vast political unit modeled on the early Islamic caliphate. To achieve this they must accomplish two preliminary goals:

1. Make Western countries, especially but not only the US, terminate their military presence in, arm sales and technological assistance to, bankrolling of, and in some cases, mere tolerance of, said regimes. This has been accomplished to a fair degree. The US is pulling its troops out of Saudi Arabia, has eliminated Saddam Hussein's secular regime, and has introduced sanctions against Syria. (Though OTOH, Egypt remains prime beneficiary of US 'aid' after Israel.)

2. Make Western countries, especially but not only the US, lash out against the Muslim heartland in a way that i) fosters hate among Muslims against the West and its perceived ME puppets; and (ii) destabilises the region, seeding chaos which the revolutionaries can exploit to create failed states and seize power there. This has so far succeeded beyond any reasonable expectation, thanks to the mix of strategic ineptness and greed marking US policymakers and their European lackeys.

Who has the RESOURCES and the CAPABILITY to plant multiple bombs in London, one of the most surveilled cities in the world ? Some putative "islamists" or secret service and special forces operatives of western govts ?

Answer: Well-organized terrorists and noone else have such resources and capability. 'Secret service and special forces operatives of western govts' plainly do not, simply because a) these agencies are largely staffed by professionals dedicated to public service, as opposed to evil, soulless tools who would willingly carry out orders to massacre their fellow citizens for the transient political gain of their civilian bosses; b) even if they weren't, it would be impossible to keep such a devilish conspiracy secret even in one country, let alone in three.

By the way, why expressions like "putative 'al-Qaeda'" and "putatuve 'Islamists'"? Do you doubt, or deny, that these phenomena exist?

How many people were arrested AND sent to jail for the Madrid attentate ? It strikes me as "convenient" that the putative terrorists were all killed by the Sspanish Guardia Civil when they found them.

That they wouldn't allow themselves to be taken alive is to be expected from people who crave 'martyrdom' over any earthly reward, not to mention life in jail.

Was it not weird that the Spanish Govt first adjudicated that attentate to ETA and then to Al-Qaeda, based obviously on their calculation of what would be better for their purposes ?

Not particularly. Just disgusting.

OK, that's all I have time for right now. Maybe someone else can reply to your concerns about the Internet.

And yes, I am indeed accusing you of paranoia and kookery. You're right about that much.

By the way, I'm sure the gays among us would appreciate if you laid off such slurs as 'fags,' as in "G8 fags." But that is up to you.

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