Good
morning Karen and all,
After
a interesting start some time back, "Stratfor" has revealed itself as
predominantly interested in Israeli affairs.This means that everything that
touches on Israel's security is viewed through an Israel-first perspective. This
is another of those. The subject of terrorism has been one of the topics so
exploited. The writer reveals himself ignorant of:
1.
Ramadan and its meaning
2.
Terror organizations, their capabilities and their
communications
3.
Al-Qaida
The US
will find it useful to blame resistance in Iraq on 'bad guys', including
'foreign fighters.' By doing so, the US hopes to regalvanize domestic support
for our actions in Iraq. But keep in mind that the US does not have much
of a local human intelligence capability in the Middle East. We depend much on
others to tell us what is going on there. Like the "WMD" fakery, the US is prone
to be taken in on other matters, including 'foreign fighters' and 'global
terrorism'. The difference this time around may be that our journalists, having
been burnt once, may this time insist on some of the first-hand checking of
facts that journalists are supposed to do.
Meanwhile, I would recommend a healthy dose of skepticism on anything
coming from "Startfor".
Best
regards,
Lawry
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