Well, if this report is true, we now have a count of the tiny minority of extremists: evidently, there are 18,000 of them. But of course Reuters “” and few analysts “” seem to care how these 18,000 were recruited, and whether such recruitment efforts are still effective among Muslims worldwide.
From Reuters, with thanks to nevermindlv:
LONDON (Reuters) – Al Qaeda has more than 18,000 militants ready to strike and the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq has accelerated recruitment to the ranks of Osama bin Laden’s network, a leading London think-tank says.