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Study: Terrorists are motivated by Politics more than Religion
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RE: Study: Terrorists are motivated by Politics more than Religion
I just read an article about Saudi Arabia's role in the current conflicts. The article is based on warnings of the German secret service BND and argues that the Saudis with their radical interpretation of Islam have much in common with ISIS. They're mainly out to install Wahhabism as a political force in the Middlle East and to bring themself into position to fight Iranian influence. This seems to be related to the Saudi king being very ill, suffering from dementia and the aftermath os a troke. He's supposed to be out of the political picture and his nephew, the minister of defense is supposed to be the new strong man.

It's in German, but maybe some people can get something out of it.
http://orf.at/stories/2314008/2314007/
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RE: Study: Terrorists are motivated by Politics more than Religion - by abaris - December 19, 2015 at 10:28 am

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