Snop's Commentary:The following article points to increased tensions between Al Qaida and the Taliban over the future of Afghanistan. It also indicates a much larger problem for Al Qaida and "the global jihadi movement".
Under great pressure in Iraq, Al Qaida has been effectively pushed out of Anbar province by local Sunni militia who turned against AQ after the price of supporting them got to high.
Currently, AQ is fighting a desperate battle against coalition and Iraqi troops up in Mosul. Much of its troubles stem from blow back caused by its indiscriminate use of extreme violence against civilians.
The daily global media diet of suicide bombings and its televised aftermath is beginning to take its toll.
Afghanistan: Al-Qaeda Bloggers' Sparring With Taliban Could Signal Key Differences
By Ron Synovitz
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
An Internet-fueled squabble between Taliban leaders and influential Al-Qaeda sympathizers over nonviolent tactics and foreign influence in Afghanistan hints at deep disagreements that could alter counterinsurgency efforts in that country.
Islamic extremists who regularly post messages to a pro-Al-Qaeda website in Egypt are accusing Afghanistan's Taliban of straying from the path of global jihad. Prominent Taliban have responded by lashing back with criticism of their own.
The development suggests a rift is emerging between the Taliban leadership and religious extremists in the Arab world -- including the Al-Qaeda network that the Taliban had hosted in Afghanistan while it planned the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States.
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I would like to believe in the falling stock comment on Al-Qaeda, however it seems to me that rather the stock is being converted into another series of stock. Meaning that to me it seems that Al-Qaeda is losing the battle in Iraq and Afghanistan but gaining momentum as an ideology in lots of parts of the Moslim World and the Western World. The good news for the West is that if we succeed in creating and maintain a cleavage between AQ and Taliban, we may with enough patience and endurance be able both Afghanistan and Iraq in a better state than when we entered.
Thanks for the comment Nicolai. I posted a follow on to this article on 22 April that emphasizes my point. Additionally, there seems to be a cleavage opening up between Al Qaeda and Hamas.
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