'The future is bright', consultants assure Osama

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Esther Dyson <edyson () edventure com>
Date: July 18, 2004 2:41:48 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Fwd: 'The future is bright', consultants assure Osama

some of this is funny; some is merely bogus. but it all smacks of  
genuine tragedy.

Esther


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> Dear Reader,
>
> In a stunning report leaked to openDemocracy, a consultancy firm has  
> advised al-Qaida that Osama bin Laden should allow himself to be  
> captured by the US.
>
> Asked by al-Qaida's senior management to carry out an independent  
> analysis of their campaign, consultants at SWISH (South Waziristan  
> Institute of Strategic hermeneutics) claim that an 'incompetent' Bush  
> administration actually benefits al-Qaida, and recommend that al-Qaida  
> consider short-term tactics designed to aid the Bush campaign. They  
> suggest that "although the martyrdom factor should not be  
> underestimated," the detention or capture of Osama bin Laden could  
> help greatly, "especially if this could be arranged within a month or  
> so of the US election."
>
> Other findings from this report include:
>
> the key factors that have aided al-Qaida's recent progress details of  
> the poor decisions by the US that have inadvertently benefited  
> al-Qaida's cause
> five actions that, if carried out by the west, would present 'a  
> serious threat to the integrity and viability of the al-Qaida  
> strategy'
>
> The report concludes: "the future looks bright. Any actions that you  
> can take to ensure that your opponents continue with their current  
> policies will be to your advantage"
>
> Read the full report here:
> <http://venus.opendemocracy.net/t/188/38772/37/0/>http:// 
> www.opendemocracy.net/entry_points/mark_swish.jsp
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