ahhhh NOW i get the fuss about al-zarqawi

it was an effort by the bushististas to divide (in consequently conquer) al-qaeda. by making al-zarqawi the main boogie nam took the spotlight off ayman al-zawahiri, the current #2 in al-qaeda. by playing up the role of one, makes the other more apt to do something, like shaking a tree branch in the fall. hoping the leaves fall in some sort of fashion that will provide a path for the U.S. to finally conquer al-qaeda.

will it work? not a chance. the bushististas are experts at fucking things up. they're not about to about face and do something that was right for America this time.

oh and the reason for all that? from today's papers:

In a front-page story, the WP surmises that the videotaped rants and writings of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the deputy leader of al-Qaida, are an effort to maintain his grip over a radical Islamic movement that is increasingly out of his control. Many analysts believe that ideological and tactical disputes between al-Qaida's feuding factions have resurfaced since 9/11, allowing new leaders, such as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, to emerge as potential rivals to Zawahiri.