Palestinians, Al-Qaeda & the Response to Bush

STRATFOR ^ | June 24, 2002 | Joe Katzman

[katman]

"From a strategic standpoint, the Palestinian suicide bombings may seem incompatible with the goal of attaining statehood. But when this tactic is viewed as a means toward achieving a transformation of the entire Islamic world, then the rationale behind it comes into sharp relief. And if this is the goal, then the Palestinians and al Qaeda are now serving each other's interests...." (STRATFOR)

The full STRATFOR document and an analysis of Arafat's likely next steps are available on Winds of Change.

[My2Cents]

From the Stratfor article: They no longer see the creation of a rump Palestinian state as a feasible or desirable end.

"...rump state as a feasible end..." Very funny. (Pun unintended, I'm sure.)