Al-Qaida thinks local, acts global

RÓNÁN MULLEN’S rather paranoid column (Irish Examiner, July 13) indicating that we are all targets of Islamic terrorists missed some rather crucial points.

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.