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The Algeria/al-Qaida Connection

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Posted on Aug 23, 2008
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This week’s Mosaic Intelligence Report looks into al-Qaida’s apparent interest in Algeria, which is evidenced by two deadly car bombings near the country’s capital of Algiers. Why would Osama bin Laden turn his focus to Algeria?

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By webbedouin, August 23, 2008 at 8:32 pm Link to this comment

Can’t help but wonder why Osama been dead for 5 and a half years would set his sights on Algeria.  Think he would have enough trouble getting dialysis twice a week on the run like he is, i mean, if he wasn’t already dead…

Maybe somebody wants you to think it’s Osama…

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By DocReality, August 23, 2008 at 6:23 pm Link to this comment
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Bin Laden is alive? I don’t think so. Stop believing this Al CIAduh garbage. This is propagandist bull hype.

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By cyrena, August 23, 2008 at 10:54 am Link to this comment

Well randyha, you’re so correct here as far as the terror activities in Algeria since the 90’s. But…I don’t know that it’s only about Islamists.

Here again, the West has so rankled these African and Middle Eastern countries with all of the Centuries old colonialism. It hasn’t been that long since Algeria freed itself of that influence, and that had less to do with al-Qaeda style terrorists than it did to do with Algeria simply demanding her Independence from France.

I’m not suggesting that most of this wasn’t perpetrated by an Islamist movement, but terror certainly isn’t new to Algeria, and al-Qaeda hasn’t always been the source for it.

Anyway, this makes me very sad. Guess I won’t be making any visits to the area any time soon. I really had hoped to go next year.

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By randyha, August 23, 2008 at 7:12 am Link to this comment

Algeria has been a hotbed for Islamists since the 90s so it makes sense for bin laden to set up shop there. Algeria is also the perfect spot for a launching pad against Europe for its proximity.

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