"running dogg" wrote in message
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This illustrates a BIG error in Western thinking about terrorism: the
terrorists couldn't POSSIBLY accomplish what they accomplish without the
support of a state, the idea goes. Iran fits the bill, but they aren't
rich enough, so say the "experts", so China must be funding and
equipping the terrorists. In reality, Osama has the financial support of
many of the oil sheiks the US likes to think is on its side. They have
bottomless pockets, thanks to America's bottomless appetite for oil, and
they're funneling lots of that money to Osama.

The flaw in this logic is that if the oil sheiks are funding the jihadis, it
would go against everything they have. For starters, the sheiks are 'haves'
and the jihadis 'have nots'. Also, by destroying the economies of the
Western consumer societies, it would pretty much rip away the base of their
money.


It has been estimated that the
9-11 plot cost $100,000, an amount that would be a drop in the bucket
to, say, the Saudi royal family, known backers of terror.

Huh? The Saudi royal family are TARGETS of the jihadis, and have been since
before 9/11. The royals are scared of Osama.