• Agent641@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      Lots of people were in Al-Qaeda because it offered safety from being murdered by Al-Quaeda. Their recruitment process was largely stick, and only a little carrot.

    • nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz
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      6 days ago

      Yep, after US invasion of Iraq he went to iraq join al qaeda, he is proud of it and it’s not really something he tries to hide.

      Then after being captured and released (because he faked being a random Iraqi dude) he went home to Syria and took up arms against bashar (old Syrian president)

    • 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      6 days ago

      Would it have mattered? You’re being invaded on a false pretense and everything around you is getting destroyed, either by the extremists or the invaders that never face any consequences either they kill terrorists or civilians.

      What options do you have?