Posted to Rappler (Sep 25): Al-Qaeda's black flag seized in ASG camp
Philippine police discovered a black flag in an Abu Sayyaf camp in Zamboanga City last week, the same black flag that has appeared in violent Muslim protests around the world. The black flag taps into a secret motivation of al-Qaeda: a “narrative that convinces them that they’re part of a divine plan, ” according to former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Ali Soufan in his book "The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda."
http://www.rappler.com/nation/
Philippine police discovered a black flag in an Abu Sayyaf camp in Zamboanga City last week, the same black flag that has appeared in violent Muslim protests around the world. The black flag taps into a secret motivation of al-Qaeda: a “narrative that convinces them that they’re part of a divine plan, ” according to former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Ali Soufan in his book "The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda."
http://www.rappler.com/nation/
This is the second article from Maria Ressa posted to Rappler and is sort of a teaser for her soon to be published book "10 Days, 10 Years: From Bin Laden to Facebook."
ReplyDeleteFor another good read about AQ/ASG in the Philippines see Ressa's earlier work:
ReplyDeleteSeeds of Terror: An Eyewitness Account of Al-Qaeda's Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asia
http://www.amazon.com/Seeds-Terror-Eyewitness-Al-Qaedas-Operations/dp/0743251334