Al-Qaida severely weakened by 'War on Terror'

Despite the best efforts of the left and the left wing media to undermine it, the war on terror is being won - by us.

And the report makes clear, the left wing media's support for the terrorists has stopped an all out victory in the war on terror.

Speaking of al Qaeda, the report says this:

"...its leaders hide in caves and have lost the broad support of Muslims in the Arab world who oppose its terror tactics and its justification of violence in the name of Islam." As an operational force al-Qaida "has been weakened since it carried out the 9/11 atrocities and consequently came under attack in Afghanistan and became subject to harsh security measures worldwide," the paper reported.

"The internment of captured personnel in Guantanamo and rendition, coupled with other security measures" has undermined its core structure, weakening its operational effectiveness, Chatham House said.

"A multi-pronged globally coordinated attempt to deprive al-Qaida of communication, finance and recruitment" has severely disrupted its operations, while the "hampering and foiling of terrorist plots reflects a large measure of success on the part of the security services" the paper said. "

You'll recall it was the Democrats and the left aided by the left wing media, that exposed the classified efforts by Bush to disrupt their communications and banking transactions.

The report also says something odd.

"Although its image as a powerful terrorist organization has been enhanced..."

But then goes on to say this:

Attacks on Muslim civilians by al-Qaida have created a "serious setback in terms of support," Chatham House said. For the "vast majority" of Muslims, al-Qaida has been "tainted by its perpetuation of sectarian violence in Iraq." While there has been a "heightened radicalization of the middle ground in the Muslim world" since 9/11, the chief beneficiary has not been al-Qaida ...

The report notes the media's role in aiding al Qaeda.

While falling short on the battlefield, the study's author Maha Azzam of the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House) argued, al-Qaida had achieved victory in the propaganda war by fostering the perception of cause and effect between Anglo-American support for Israel and terrorism in the minds of Muslims, the media and some Western governments.

The BBC can take a big bow for foserting that perception, as can a lot of the left wing media. Witness Reutersgate and Fauxtography.

No report on al Qaeda and Muslim terrorism worldwide would be complete without the obligatory "it's our foreign policy that's the root cause of Muslim terrorism". It's the old "it's our fault" mentality. Islam is the root cause and the reason is who we are not what we do.