Richard Clarke runs down the speculation that al-Qaeda may try to influence the US Presidential election, saying that “At the very least” we should “expect another Halloween video from the scary man in the cave.” Why intervene?
Even more likely is the possibility that al Qaeda would hope the attack would benefit John McCain. Opinion polls, which, as noted above, al Qaeda reads closely, suggest that an attack would help McCain. Polls in Europe and the Middle East also suggest an overwhelming popular support there for Barack Obama. Al Qaeda would not like it if there were a popular American president again.
Something to keep in mind.
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