01-11-2015, 02:31 PM
Go to see you Mr. Mo.
I saw the terrible news about the massive car bombing at the Yemeni capital early this week. I think a dozen or more schoolgirls were also killed by a Qaeda bomb in Rada a couple of months before that? All effin' sad.
Am I wrong or has al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula become much less discriminating in choosing its targets (and/or less concerned about collateral damage) since a Houthi regime took power from them? It seems, to me, that AQAP used to target mostly high profile victims or those in authority. Now they seem to increasingly be killing people just going about their business.
As for Paris, I'm sure it would rather not have stolen Sana's thunder of carnage, you smart-ass. But, if the Paris Charlie Hebdo attack was launched on directive of AQAP, I'd guess that's what the AQAP hoped for -- all kinds of global exposure and a show of Qaeda force to be gotten from hitting very high profile targets in a western country (foe); a country that hasn't experienced such a successful terrorist attack in a couple of decades. Bombing the Sana Police Academy doesn't generate the same degree of exposure globally; we hear about Qaeda hits in Yemen too often to be highly fazed -- sad reality.
If the Paris attack was AQAP-orchestrated, it could be that further pitting French non-Muslims against French Muslims was one of their primary objectives, I think. As much as I dislike it and as painful as it is to acknowledge, the hit on Charlie Hebdo (and the Jewish deli, for that matter) was quite a victory for Islamic extremists. It gives right wing anti-Islamic leaders in France a bigger spoon with which to stir the pot. If French Muslims start feeling the backlash, some of the weaker and more disgruntled among them will become more susceptible to the Islamic fundamentalist/extremist rhetoric, of that I'm convinced. France is already experiencing escalating anti-Semitism as well, based on my readings. I've been kinda surprised by the rising popularity of Marine Le Pen as of late; she'll definitely be exploiting the attacks to her advantage, IMO.
Anyway, (if you don't mind answering, I'm interested) what are your thoughts on how the Paris attack might affect everyday Muslims in the west? And, do you think PEGIDA in Germany will be able to capitalize on it over the mid to long-term to gain even more popularity? I saw that the Hamburg Daily and a couple of other German papers that republished Charlie Hebdo cartoons were targeted by arsonists this weekend. Really hoping nothing terrible goes down in Dresden in the wake of the Paris attacks.
I saw the terrible news about the massive car bombing at the Yemeni capital early this week. I think a dozen or more schoolgirls were also killed by a Qaeda bomb in Rada a couple of months before that? All effin' sad.
Am I wrong or has al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula become much less discriminating in choosing its targets (and/or less concerned about collateral damage) since a Houthi regime took power from them? It seems, to me, that AQAP used to target mostly high profile victims or those in authority. Now they seem to increasingly be killing people just going about their business.
As for Paris, I'm sure it would rather not have stolen Sana's thunder of carnage, you smart-ass. But, if the Paris Charlie Hebdo attack was launched on directive of AQAP, I'd guess that's what the AQAP hoped for -- all kinds of global exposure and a show of Qaeda force to be gotten from hitting very high profile targets in a western country (foe); a country that hasn't experienced such a successful terrorist attack in a couple of decades. Bombing the Sana Police Academy doesn't generate the same degree of exposure globally; we hear about Qaeda hits in Yemen too often to be highly fazed -- sad reality.
If the Paris attack was AQAP-orchestrated, it could be that further pitting French non-Muslims against French Muslims was one of their primary objectives, I think. As much as I dislike it and as painful as it is to acknowledge, the hit on Charlie Hebdo (and the Jewish deli, for that matter) was quite a victory for Islamic extremists. It gives right wing anti-Islamic leaders in France a bigger spoon with which to stir the pot. If French Muslims start feeling the backlash, some of the weaker and more disgruntled among them will become more susceptible to the Islamic fundamentalist/extremist rhetoric, of that I'm convinced. France is already experiencing escalating anti-Semitism as well, based on my readings. I've been kinda surprised by the rising popularity of Marine Le Pen as of late; she'll definitely be exploiting the attacks to her advantage, IMO.
Anyway, (if you don't mind answering, I'm interested) what are your thoughts on how the Paris attack might affect everyday Muslims in the west? And, do you think PEGIDA in Germany will be able to capitalize on it over the mid to long-term to gain even more popularity? I saw that the Hamburg Daily and a couple of other German papers that republished Charlie Hebdo cartoons were targeted by arsonists this weekend. Really hoping nothing terrible goes down in Dresden in the wake of the Paris attacks.