
Al-Qa'ida, and the Myth Behind the War on TerrorismPatrick CockburnSeptember 11, 2011 The atrocities against America created the image of Osama bin Laden as the leader of a global jihad upon the West. It was a fantasy that governments willingly, and disastrously, helped to perpetuateWhat was the most devastating attack by al-Qa'ida in the past few months? Despite all the pious talk this weekend about combating "terrorism", few will have heard of...