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.

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.

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