Al-Qaeda vows revenge on China after riots.

[Strong Atheist]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6704812.ece

[timeforpeace]

1. Been looking frorward to seeing how a country like China handles them.

[SidneyCarton]

2. Fascinating.

I think this would be a great fight to sit on the sidelines and watch.

[14thColony]

3. Shoddy journalism

- Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb is an AQ franchise. It is not AQ itself, nor does it speak for AQ any more than your local Burger King's manager speaks for the BK global CEO.

- Even then, AQIM has made no such statements. A private intelligence company called Sterling says they picked up 'chatter' on extremist websites that THEY have attributed to AQIM. AQIM is not bashful about issuing its own press releases, but so far they haven't. Every article you read ultimately cites the same Sterling intelligence report.

- There are over 50,000 Chinese workers in Algeria, AQIM's heartland. They have attacked them before (along with loads of other foreign workers) and will again. AQIM doesn't have to go to China to kill Chinese people. Beijing hasn't shown a lot of concern for the ones AQIM and other groups in Africa have killed so far - they just send more.


But beyond virtually everything it says, that the article seems very factual and non-sensational.

[obliviously]

4. I don't see the

Religion/Theology connection?

[Strong Atheist]

5. Did you even read the article? nt.

[obliviously]

7. I guess I'm just beeing picky

it should be in GD so more people read it!

[Strong Atheist]

8. Oh, go ahead. If it is not already there... nt.

[obliviously]

9. I see it now

militant atheism! Or I guess from your viewpoint militant Islam?

[Strong Atheist]

10. Islam, Muslim, Al-Qaeda; all have to do w/religion... nt.

[obliviously]

11. I just saw this as a place to discuss theology or perhaps phlosophy

was china correct in it's action?

[Strong Atheist]

12. I post a lot of religion-related news here. They all have links, like the one

in the OP. I don't necessarily have views on them apart from my views on religion in general. You can get whatever you want from them.

When I want to say something myself and argue, there is no link just my writing, like so:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=195361&mesg_id=195361

[Odin2005]

6. Sure, give the Chinese more of an excuse to crack down why don't ya?

:crazy: