"Anonymous" intelligence author says al Qaeda wants Bush to win...

The author goes by "Anonymous" because he is still an active agent of intelligence. He says Bush is playing into bin Laden's hands...
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/alqaida/story/0,12469,1242638,00.html

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Imperial Hubris is the latest in a relentless stream of books attacking the administration in election year. Most of the earlier ones, however, were written by embittered former officials. This one is unprecedented in being the work of a serving official with nearly 20 years experience in counter-terrorism who is still part of the intelligence establishment.

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Anonymous, who published an analysis of al-Qaida last year called Through Our Enemies' Eyes, thinks it quite possible that another devastating strike against the US could come during the election campaign, not with the intention of changing the administration, as was the case in the Madrid bombing, but of keeping the same one in place.

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Anonymous believes Mr Bush is taking the US in exactly the direction Bin Laden wants, towards all-out confrontation with Islam under the banner of spreading democracy.

He said: "It's going to take 10,000-15,000 dead Americans before we say to ourselves: 'What is going on'?"



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will help their jihad. *'s policies will increase the hate of Americans and will fuel their cause.

Al-Q wanted us out of Saudi Arabia -- check.

Al-Q wanted Saddam out of power -- check.

Al-Q wanted the Arab world to turn against the West--check.

Al-Q wanted us to become a more restrictive society--check.

As Bush says, "Stay the course!"