In order for any of this to make any sense, one has to understand that Saddam's big crime was taking Iraqi oil from the ground. Iraqi oil is supposed to stay in the ground, thereby making oil a much scarcer commodity than it actually is, artificially inflating the price of oil on the world market. (This is historical fact.) Once you get the big picture, this all becomes more clear.

Nevertheless, tribal hostilities can span millenia in that part of the world. It would be an interesting developement if Al Quida started putting their efforts into fighting shiite Iran. Maybe Iran has a lot bigger role in the crap in Iraq than we know about. Whatever the case, it makes a lot more sense for AQ to fight Iran on Iranian territory than in Iraq.

LOL Maybe they figured out that blowing up your own home doesn't really harm your enemy. Ya think?

PC :smokin:
PharmaCan Reviewed by PharmaCan on . al Qaeda warns Iran Meanwhile, the leader of an al-Qaeda umbrella group in Iraq threatened to wage war against Iran unless it stops supporting Shiites in Iraq within two months, according to a new audiotape. Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, who leads the Islamic State in Iraq, said his Sunni fighters have been preparing for four years to wage a battle against Shiite-dominated Iran. "We are giving the Persians, and especially the rulers of Iran, a two month period to end all kinds of support for the Iraqi Shiite government Rating: 5