tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882094714267904117.post505942882544145681..comments2023-05-16T04:31:17.006-04:00Comments on Operation Mockingbird: Fuck the New World Orderowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14788345072823484810noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882094714267904117.post-35264741249508934752009-04-08T20:23:00.000-04:002009-04-08T20:23:00.000-04:00I've actually read skepticism about the existence ...I've actually read skepticism about the existence of al-Qaeda in pretty respectable IR/poli sci books. Or, not that it doesn't exist necessarily, but that its portrayal as a global, coordinated, sinister shadow network is grossly exaggerated. For example, it's argued that it's very likely Osama bin Laden was pretty uninvolved in the 9/11 attacks. Proponents of that viewpoint argue that a small group of fanatics probably came up with the plan and largely implemented it themselves, and bin Laden may or may not have even been aware of it. Their point being that al-Qaeda is probably more of an idea that individuals or small groups of individuals use to give their efforts and ideas legitimacy, rather than an organization with a plan that it imposes on its members.dbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628757760163484115noreply@blogger.com