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Re: What's in a name?

Written by Ivan at 11 Apr 2003 17:40:26:

As an answer to: Re: Amen! written by Ralesk at 11 Apr 2003 12:25:05:

>I also have YET to see the connection between (Iraq + Saddam) and (Osama + the al-qaeda which isn't even the real name of Osama's "organisation")... Because for now, I just don't.

1) I had thought that one of the mosque compounds in a valley of the non-Kurdish parts of northern Iraq had been shown to be an Al Qaeda (whatever it might be called) base - is that in dispute?

2) I had not heard of the claim that al qaeda - under whatever spelling - was not the name of Bin Laden's organization. What is it really. Are we really talking about the distinction between calling members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints "Mormons" (i.e. it's not the official name, but they don't really object to the name except in certain contexts), or is there some more substantive objection to this distinction you have made?


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