Bin Laden wanted to change al-Qaida's bloodied name

[Swede]

I can think of a few.

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Osama bin Laden was considering changing al-Qaida's name to improve its image among Muslims, according to documents obtained by US special forces from the compound where he was killed.

A letter apparently written in the months before he died indicates that Bin Laden felt al-Qaida, which means "the base", was not sufficiently religious and did not reinforce the message that the group considered itself to be engaged in a holy war against the enemies of Islam.

A name change would allow al-Qaida to distance itself from growing criticism within the Islamic world that it was responsible for killing large numbers of Muslims, Bin Laden wrote.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/24/bin-laden-documents-alqaida-struggle

[el_bryanto]

1. They just need to rebrand?

That seems insanely optimistic.

Bryant

[MilesColtrane]

2. Change it to what, "Chuck"?

[JHB]

4. What's Arabic for "Bunnypants"?

An oblique nod to their most effective recruiting agent.

[WinkyDink]

6. Bob.

[TheKentuckian]

3. Sounds like the DLC

[lightningandsnow]

5. This was tagged as "Not the Onion" on ONTD_political on LiveJournal.

:rofl:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. Hmm, it could go either way: Wahabi People's Front or People's Front of Wahabistan. nt