Last Friday, we received a comment claiming that Al-Qaeda doesn't exist, in apparent reference to this BBC documentary. Ali Ansari, professor of history at St. Andrews University, fact-checks that claim.
well put KC and peter, milkmen are all over the web, leaving their clever one-lime quips. if itsh from a milkmun, it musht be phunny.
Apr. 25 2008 12:40 PM
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KC
from NYC
Yeah, the show portrays Al Qaeda and the Neoconservative movement as fantasies, but posits that they are, by virtue of that, possibly more dangerous than "real" organizations. They prey on much older fears, and expand as ideas; by definition, almost impossible to contain.
Interestingly, in the doc's timeline, militant Islamic extremism (like Neoconservatism) was created in the American Midwest in the 1950s.
Really, check it out.
Apr. 25 2008 11:25 AM
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Peter
from Brooklyn
I think its likely that Al Qaeda does exist, but its irrelevant. Al-Qaeda is more like Al-Goldstein (like 1984 not the pornographer), used to get americans dander up and use fear to keep us in line.
Apr. 25 2008 11:13 AM
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hjs
from 11211
it's more like a franchise, i guess
Apr. 25 2008 11:12 AM
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KC
from NYC
You can watch all of "Power of Nightmares" online. It's so fascinating.
Apr. 25 2008 11:11 AM
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World's Toughest Milkman
from the_C_train
Oh it's the bbc, it mushtbee true. I always trusht a UK accent.
Apr. 25 2008 11:10 AM
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Richard Walker
from San Francisco
More to the point, unpacking the history of Qutb and Strauss is important.
Apr. 25 2008 11:04 AM
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saf
After that last segment I'm more curious about a Global Food Crisis that doesn't exist...sorry couldn't resist
Apr. 25 2008 11:00 AM
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Comments [8]
well put KC and peter, milkmen are all over the web, leaving their clever one-lime quips. if itsh from a milkmun, it musht be phunny.
Yeah, the show portrays Al Qaeda and the Neoconservative movement as fantasies, but posits that they are, by virtue of that, possibly more dangerous than "real" organizations. They prey on much older fears, and expand as ideas; by definition, almost impossible to contain.
Interestingly, in the doc's timeline, militant Islamic extremism (like Neoconservatism) was created in the American Midwest in the 1950s.
Really, check it out.
I think its likely that Al Qaeda does exist, but its irrelevant. Al-Qaeda is more like Al-Goldstein (like 1984 not the pornographer), used to get americans dander up and use fear to keep us in line.
it's more like a franchise, i guess
You can watch all of "Power of Nightmares" online. It's so fascinating.
Oh it's the bbc, it mushtbee true. I always trusht a UK accent.
More to the point, unpacking the history of Qutb and Strauss is important.
After that last segment I'm more curious about a Global Food Crisis that doesn't exist...sorry couldn't resist
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