Ohhh, Bin Laden

A good analysis of Bin Laden's "state of jihad" speech. What a freaking fascist this guy is.

What would Bin Laden do if there wasn't an Al Jazeera? Or should I say, what would Bin Laden do if Al Jazeera didn't act as his publisher and maybe just reported the news in the Arab world, rather than spewing his bullshit 24/7?

UPDATE: As a side note, Bin Laden and Zawahri both recognize Iraq as the epicenter of jihad. Iraq is the Ghettsberg of the War between Islamic Fascism and Democratic Liberalism.

It may just be this simple: If Iraq, with our help, is able to pull a country together where Sunni, Shiia, and Kurds, can live together in relative peace, under a legitimate government (to all the parties and the outside world), with democratic rule of law and the ability to fight Islamic radicals, it will be the beginning of the end for the Islamic Fascist movement. It will be the alternative to secular autocrats and Islamic Fundamentalism, and will be the model for the next 100+ years of governance in the Arab world. We know that Iraqis are willing to fight Al Queda, if they believe AL Queda is the greater threat to their security. We also know they are willing to fight to coalition if they believe WE are the greater threat to their security.

On the other hand, if we lose in Iraq, and by losing, I mean we pull out our troops and our money and no legitimate government forms, and the country turns into a broken state, an Afghanistan of 10 years ago, a Sudan, or a Palestinian-like situation, it will be a big loss of hope for democratic liberalism. It will prove the autocrats and cynics in the West right, that the Arab world is incapable of democracy, that the only options are inherently corrupt autocrats or Islamic Fascists. We will see a continued battle over the next 100 years of the Fascists trying to restore the Caliphate and the autocrats struggling to maintain power. The US will be increasingly timid in our activities overseas, China will increase their reach of power and we'll see an increasing number of unstable states. I imagine there will be a lot more humanitarian crises and democracy and liberalism and the United States will be viewed as increasinly irrelevant political models for countries whose citizenry is fundamentally unsatisfied with their political model.