But Lawrence Wright, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Al Qaeda history “The Looming Tower,” contends that “AlQaeda would really prefer to have McCain elected” – the candidate with the tougher Iraq stance.
Why?
“They want to continue to promote the idea of a clash of civilizations,” Wright said. “Jihadis are anxious about Obama because he is a bridging figure,” he said, and they “enjoy having the U.S. in constant conflict in the Middle East.”
Wright said it’s baffling why Bin Laden hasn’t mouthed off yet, even as his Sahab media wing is churning out propaganda tapes at a record pace on everything from Pakistani politics to…
continua su Osama bin Laden’s silence on election stumps terrorism experts