An interesting report from the Christian Science Monitor (Dec. 15) on a battle between the two major al Qaeda ideologists.  Clearly, there is trouble in the al Qaeda paradise:  numbers down, no effect attacks, no ability to sustain attacks, leadership and finances under enormous pressure, online presence diminishing.  And now an open schism.  Let’s hope [...]

Thank you Jonathan Rauch for this great post. This may be a peacetime election for Obama and the Democratic Party, but it is not for al Qaeda.
Rauch has some important questions for Obama. Let’s hope McCain forces him to answer them, the Old Media won’t.