What is Al Qaeda?

[DuctapeFatwa]

Poll question: What is Al Qaeda?

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

1. a blanket term to describe any Muslim against US imperialism

or Zionism - including parts of the longtime CIA temp workforce.

[4morewars]

2. kinda like the easter bunny

or santa clause, maybe the big bad wolf?

[Loonman]

3. al Qaeda is a clearinghouse

Spiritually based in Saudi Arabia that supplies logistics, financing, staffing, and intelligence to a broad range of Islamic or Islamic-aligned secular terror groups.

al Qaeda is not a terror group per se, but more of a support system.

[laura888]

9. yeah - the above poll should have included your more realistic description

too many people DON'T know what al qaeda is.

Here's a chance to educate them.

[DuctapeFatwa]

10. LOL I put in the "dangerous Muslims" one for you folks

I started to do a "guys in long robes and beards," but I like to be optimistic. :)

[madrchsod]

4. a front group

for the brotherhood.

[Zeke]

5. AM

Al Queda?

He's an AM Radio shock Jock-DJ.

Yer ol buddy Al Queda...playing the hits on Live 1-0-5.

[plurality]

6. A fascists best friend.

n/t

[Brian Sweat]

7. Al Qaeda is Arabic for Democratic National Committee

Duh

[Solomon]

8. I wanted to say Emanuel Goldstein but I had to go with CIA.

Saddam bin Khadafi bin Laden is Emanuel. A better Emanuel since he can appear in different manifestations but still be Emanuel.

[DuctapeFatwa]

11. ooh! NEW! Shape-Shifting Al Qaeda with Osama-active enzymes

for extra body n' shine!

[jpgray]

12. The "mutations" are getting a little silly. (nt)

[drdigi420]

13. none of the above

al queda is the PR dept for the BFEE

[RBHam]

14. Many of these questions answered...

Here:

http://globalresearch.ca/articles/11SEPT309A.html

[randr]

15. Al Qaeda is a fictional institution

created by the spooks in the WH. Just like the Red Scare, Yellow Hoard, Red Menace, and a whole list of phantom enemies made up to scare the bejesus out Americans' into giving up half their tax dollars for corporations like Halli.
After the fall of the USSR the nuts went into withdrawal. They made up the threat posed by the revolutionaries in Central America until the Iran/Contra Gate exposure.
Come to think of it this may be why they hated Clinton so much. He never made up any fictional monster for us to go slay.

[Fight_n_back]

16. These responses are embarrasing

One can be against nut job terrorists like Bin Laden and the oil rich Saudis that support him without being for thge little one and his kooky war.

[_Jumper_]

17. Is Bin Laden wearing a surplus US military jacket??????

[DuctapeFatwa]

18. Ha! I see YOU'RE not familiar with the more exclusive Members Only designs

Agent bin Laden does not wear military surplus.

Next you'll accuse him of driving a Honda Civic and wearing Payless sneakers. ;)

[Minstrel Boy]

19. "When Osama Bin Ladin Was Tim Osman"

"The other man, dressed in Docker's clothing, was not a native Afghan any more than Olberg was. He was a 28-year-old Saudi. Tim Osman (Ossman) has recently become better known as Osama Bin Ladin. 'Tim Osman' was the name assigned to him by the CIA for his tour of the U.S. and U.S. military bases, in search of political support and armaments.

"Gunderson and Riconosciuto were not on an altruistic mission. They had some conditions for their help. And they had some bad news to deliver. The mujahadeen needed to be willing to test new weapons in the field and to return a research report, complete with photos.

"The bad news was that some factions of the CIA didn't feel that Oldberg and Osman's group were the real representatives of the Afghans. Upon hearing this both Tim and Ralph were indignant. They wanted to mount a full-court press. Round up other members of their group and do a congressional and White House lobbying effort in Washington, D.C.

"Did the lobbying effort take place? I don't know. There is some evidence that Tim Osman and Ralph Oldberg visited the White House. There is certainty that Tim Osman toured some U.S. military bases, even receiving special demonstrations of the latest equipment. Why hasn't this been reported in the major media?"

http://www.orlingrabbe.com/binladin_timosman.htm

[9215]

20. I think we'll be finding out

what Al Qaeda is when the Bushistas go down. My prediction is that they are a CIA operation financed through Saudi Arabia and consist of Islamic "thugs" disguised as religious fanatics (easy disguise, that).