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How is the overthrow of a secular prime minister of a Shiite country related to an attack by Sunni religious fanatics?



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Bin Laden lists a rather long litany of grievances stretching all the way back to the crusades. He also blames the US for East Timor's independence[0], not a very terrible crime unless you believe in Islamic supremacy. Are you seriously suggesting that bin Laden would not have become a racist mass murderer had the US not helped overthrow the Iranian government?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beliefs_and_ideology_of_Osama_...


No, that's not what I'm suggesting. I'm suggesting the events in Iran and the ideology of Ayatollah Khomeini are some of the many influences on his ideology. I think this would be obvious to anyone arguing in good faith, so I'm out of this conversation.




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