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When you talk about the "Muslim and Arab world " in context of terrorist attackers WITHOUT CLEARLY SEPARATING. . well, those fanatics are exactly who I think you are trying to say (some how) speak for the "Muslim and Arab world." Afterall, those fanatics are using the same "complianing-points" (ie military bases in their holy land, support of Israel)
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Yes, the qualms are the same among the terrorists and the Arab?muslim world in general. However, assumed that most people could discern the difference between the terrorists and the populace in general. Notice in my original post I mentioned the world's opinion- not only the Muslim/Arab opinion- when I made my 'out of sync' comment.
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Don't tell me you want me to believe that if 'warrior status' is not outlined in Islam, then it cannot be a goal of binLaden (or Saddam).
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This is highly subjective I know, but I don't think Bin Laden's goal is to acheive an exalted status among Muslims worldwide. Instead, he is trying to
rally Muslims for his cause. His cause being, as outlined in his speeches, getting rid of US precence in the middle east and the destruction of Israel. Since he is such a fundamentalist, 'backward' Muslim, I would assume he clings tightly to the religion's emphasis that no one but Allah and arguably the prophet Muhammad should be exalted above others. In his twisted, fundamentalist view of religion, the killing of innocents was deemed acceptable for what he considered to be the 'oppression' of Muslims worldwide.
Sadaam, on the other hand, clearly wanted to be worshipped and exalted by his people. He had little regard for religion, as evidenced by his mistresses, drinking of alcohol, and conspicuous conumption of luxuries. He only used religion when convenient to rally the Arab world around him, a task he failed at anyway. Unlike Sadaam, Bin Laden actually believed that what he was doing is what God condoned. He was very wrong, but that still technically makes him 'religious.'