Oct 07 2005
A Global Terror Empire?
Just as GWB issued what amount to his view of the world, NYT today subtly undermined his rhetoric in this article and its web summary.
Calling the latest Bali bombing “not linked to Al Qaeda”, the article is quick to link it to the London bombings.
If Qaeda has any legimate claim to achieve the kind of influence or reach as GWB suggested, the most recent bombings certainly didn’t show it, NYT seems to say.
GWB and TB has successfully “Israelized” their respective countries: adamantly refuse to discuss any causes beyond what’s happened, and define the events themselves as deterministic. The tactic always work because it co-opts dissents: once the topic is changed, it is so engaging to the level of self-propelling.