Al-Qaida thinks local, acts global
Mr Mullen says that, according to their own statements, Al-Qaida’s London attacks had very little to do with western governments’ policies and everything to do with destroying western civilisation itself - but this conveniently ignores the claims from al-Qaida in Europe.
The announcement that came out after the attack claims it was a response to British involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the US invasion of Afghanistan.