Terrorism expert Loretta Napoleoni claims the US has created a convenient myth around Iraqi insurgent Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
"He became what we wanted him to be. We put him there, not the jihadists," Napoleoni said.
Just remember this when administration officials blame Zarqawi for every insurgent attack in Iraq and beyond.
"He became what we wanted him to be. We put him there, not the jihadists," Napoleoni said.
Just remember this when administration officials blame Zarqawi for every insurgent attack in Iraq and beyond.
1 Comments:
I don't know whether Zarqawi lives.
Whats crucial is that Americans love/hate a bogeyman. The destruction of a dictator boosts defence budgets and justifies seemingly outrageous treatment of foreigners.
This is their governments pressing reason for Empire, just as the the Cross and the Sword justified European imperialism from the 15th to 19th centuries.
Bin Laden's quiet death or continuing invisibility must be steadily embarassing for Bush.
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