WTF Is It Now?!?

Operating from 'beyond the filter.'


From the 'things are goin' great!' department
Iraq War Swells Al Qaeda's Ranks, Report Says
LONDON (Reuters) - The war in Iraq has swollen the ranks of al Qaeda and galvanized the Islamic militant group's will, the International Institute for Strategic Studies said on Wednesday in its annual report. The report also stated that Washington's assertions after the Iraq conflict that it had turned the corner in the war on terror were "over-confident."

"[The] war in Iraq has probably inflamed radical passions among Muslims and thus increased al Qaeda's recruiting power and morale and, at least marginally, its operating capability," it said.

"The immediate effect of the war may have been to isolate further al Qaeda from any potential state supporters while also swelling its ranks and galvanizing its will."