That's Dr. Terrorist To You

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With respect to that London plot, it is noted how a couple of the terror suspects are doctors, with the suspected al-Qaida ringleader being a brilliant neurologist working in Britian's National Health Service. Andrew Sullivan makes some pointed observations:

They're not alienated youth, or poverty-stricken Arabs. They're educated, professional religious fanatics.

... What we're seeing here is what we've seen for years. Al Qaeda is composed mainly of prosperous middle-class types, consumed with resentment of the West's freedoms, and determined to kill as many in the name of Allah. Yes, there's no doubt that the occupation of Iraq has made us more vulnerable to these religious nutters. But they were there before Iraq, and they will be here for a long time. And they are not all illegal immigrants. Many are legal, professional and devoutly murderous.

We have known that we are not talking about the poorest and the most oppressed, but it is perhaps helpful to be reminded. It's ideological and extremist.


(Source: Andrew Sullivan)

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