Guest #1 September 16, 2006 From James F. Dunnigan's Strategy Page: September 15, 2006: Most Arab/Moslem countries have relatively high rates or criminal and other domestic violence (which is often not even reported to the police). In those countries that have a tourist industry, foreign visitors are a natural target for robbers or attacks by disgruntled locals; after all, they have money. Of late, al Qaeda has been taking credit for any attack on a foreigner anywhere in the Moslem world. Al Qaeda's claims of connections to such incidents are often supported in the media. Reporters anxious to get a story out ahead of their competition often miss the conclusions of police investigations. A good recent example is the incident in Jordan on September 4th, when a British tourist was killed and five others plus a police officer were wounded by a gunman. This was almost instantly reported as a "terrorist" attack, and regional al Qaeda outlets promptly claimed it for their own. Nevertheless, the Jordan police concluded that the man was mentally unstable and seems to have had no ties to any terrorist organization, a finding echoed by US investigators in the region. -------------- mh"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #2 September 16, 2006 Quote Nevertheless, the Jordan police concluded that the man was mentally unstable That pretty much covers the lot of those losers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #3 September 16, 2006 Quote That pretty much covers the lot of those losers. Well put. We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
