‘Q eidat ilmu’ti’aat’:The Strange History of Franken-Laden

While this article is written by a conspiracy buff, it is well-documented and does quote some respectable authorities. What I find intriguing abou this article is that so much can be learned when you follow the history of words.

This one is particular is of interest: "al-Qaeda," and its roots in the Afghani war against the Soviets and the CIA funding of ‘Q eidat ilmu’ti’aat’.
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Al-Qaeda the Database Unbound
Saturday November 19th 2005, 9:12 am

In a lengthy excerpt posted on Wayne Madsen’s site, Pierre-Henry Bunel, a former agent for French military intelligence, explains the origins of the word “al-Qaeda.” As previously noted by British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, “al-Qaeda” has nothing to do with a terrorist organization, as the neocons and the corporate media tell us over and over, ad infinitum, but is in fact a database. “In the early 1980s the Islamic Bank for Development, which is located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, like the Permanent Secretariat of the Islamic Conference Organization, bought a new computerized system to cope with its accounting and communication requirements,” Bunel explains. ... Read More