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November 28, 2004

Iraq Part Of America's Secret War

Topics: Middle East News and Perspectives

California Yankee has a must read post on George Friedman's new book "America's Secret War," along with some interesting commentary and fascinating additional information from CSPAN 2's "Book TV" broadcast about "America's Secret War: Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle Between the United States and its Enemies."

The Australian reports that in his new book "America's Secret War" George Friedman contends that although the US believed Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, the WMDs were ultimately "a cover for a much deeper game."

According to The Australian, after the Soviet Union retreated from Afghanistan al-Qaeda pressed its grand design for an Islamist world federation, a new Caliphate, which would ultimately match, if not dominate, other superpowers. Global terrorism would be the means. Al-Qa'ida's opening moves - attacks on American embassies and other establishments abroad - were aimed, in Friedman's opinion, less at damaging the US than provoking it to a reckless assault on Islam:

Read More at California Yankee for more info, comments and the links...




Posted by Hyscience at November 28, 2004 2:40 AM


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