Peter Bergen-Baghdad bombing work of Al Qaeda

[flyingfish]

You heard it first on DU.

I e-mailed Peter Bergen(if you do not know who he is, do a search) this morning and asked him if the bombing was the work of Al Qaeda.
He gave a yes and also stated the Jordanian embassy bombing was also the work of Al Qaeda. Also, he state jihadists from around the world are descending on Iraq.

Funny how one rationale for OPPOSING the war in Iraq was that it would strengthen Al Qaeda.

[chiburb]

1. Link? n/t

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[flyingfish]

2. The link is my e-mail inbox

Sorry, not giving out my password.

Again, I E-MAILED him.

[Wednesdays]

15. You don't need to give out your password,

But a copy & paste of the e-mail he sent you would be nice.

[NNN0LHI]

3. I have never found Peter Bergen to be credible n/t

[flyingfish]

5. And I suppose you are more credible on this subject

What books did YOU write about Al Qaeda?
When did YOU meet and interview Osama bin Laden.
What countries have YOU travelled in researching Al Qaeda.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

[Sideways]

10. Fish I Live In The ME And Bergen Is Considered An Asshole Here

So what if he wrote books? So what if he interviewed Osama? Big deal that he travels and gives HIS opinion on Al Qaeda.

George W Bush is the fucking president of the United States. Gonna defend that gem?

Yeah, that's what I thought.

[NNN0LHI]

14. Ann Coulter writes books. Does that make her credible too? n/t

[sujan]

16. lol

Yeah, even if it wasn't the work of Al Qaeda, Bergen's announcement on National TV probably helped them gain more notoreity which is obviously a welcome news for Osama and his gang.

[Emboldened Chimp]

4. Holy War in Iraq...

is this what * really wants? Armageddon may indeed be upon us...

:tinfoilhat:

:nuke:

[RummyTheDummy]

6. Hmmm...

My first thought was the CIA did it. Im sure the admin will spin Al Queada all day long.

[OKNancy]

11. Al Queda would be a BAD thing for BushCO

Al Queda was kept in check under Saddam. He leaves, they thrive.
This was a prediction that may anti-war people made.

Of course the Bushies will spin it every which way.

[genius]

7. Al Queda is the boogie man

Maybe the U.S. military wanted to get rid of some U.N. witnesses.

[caledesi]

8. You correspond with Peter Bergen? I love him FF.

Did you read his book Holy War, Inc,? VG.

[OrAnarch]

9. Wow...

That Al Queda is really something. A groupd unheard of by the common man a few years ago now runs the world. They plan EVERY bombing, every disaster, arms trade, etc. Must be huge....I mean, they seem more efficient than the US government from what the media says. Special ops, explosive experience, running under the cover of night, bartenders by day. They are even responsible for the stock market crashing occassionally. Crazy bastards.

[Parche]

12. congress

I heard that members of congress were to be around that building
before it blew up, maybe bush is sending them a message?

[stickdog]

13. Right. Whenever a "terrorist" attack has the fingerprints of sophisticated

mil/intel, it just has to be al-Qaeda.

I thought every American already knew this.

[realFedUp]

17. Do they leave notes?

Al Queda was here?

[htuttle]

18. Maybe they found a picture of Bush's head...

...pasted onto Zsa Zsa's body?

:shrug:

[VolcanoJen]

19. Not LBN... locking

As this post provides no link nor background information to the claims being made, it doesn't qualify as Latest Breaking News.

Please feel free to start a new discussion about Peter Bergen in the General Discussion forum.

Thanks!
VolcanoJen
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