Originally Posted by GUWonder
The Ottoman Empire was not looked upon kindly by either Al-Qaeda or by the Taliban. Their inspiration comes from Arab (and even Kurdish-led) adventures far more than Turkish (read: Ottoman) ones.
If you don't want to let the facts get in your way, that's your own business; however, dishonesty and revisionist history do not a reality make.
Interesting then that the self-appointed spokesman for al-Qaeda, UBL, made numerous references to the loss of the Ottoman Empire days and directly indicated in his video of October 2001 that the WTC II attacks were a delayed Muslim response to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1919 and subsequent Western colonialism.
Check out the facts for yourself. Try UBL's video text of 10/01. Historical honesty works. Do not be afraid of the truth.