Muhammad's idea of Jihad was noble and righteous. It was a battle against persecution and oppression of Muslims – usually by infidels. Muhammad – like Jesus- was a radical liberal reformer. Osama Bin Laden is a fundamentalist Arab supremacist. Muhammad wanted to end oppression of Muslims. Bin Laden wants to replace the oppressors. Muhammad respected other religions. Islam is legendary for protecting religious shrines located within their countries and those of other religions who visit them. Al Qaeda sponsors suicide bombers against their own mosques. Muhammad strictly forbade killing women and children or theft from civilian populations. Bin Laden advocated attacks on civilian populations and ritual rape of “impure” women. It is because of people like Bin Laden that the words of the beloved Muhammad are only available in the “master tongue” or Arabic. Bin Laden's Wahhabi sect openly denigrates all Islamic cultures who are not Arabic. This is why the Taliban were so eager to turn in Bin Laden after only the first wave of US bombings. This is why Al Qaeda were despised and reviled even more than the US in Iraq – where the overwhelming majority of people were either not Wahhabi or not Arab.
    If Al Qaeda were really serious about Jihad they would be taking the fight to the oppressors instead of to the oppressed. Over half the US citizens want out of the Middle East – yet this is “not open for discussion”. It was only after 80% of our European allies wanted out that they left. The US will never get that 80% threshold because a third of the people will believe whatever drivel Faux news conjures up to justify military occupation and oppression. The real “deciders” of our occupation are the many corporations who profit by doing business in occupied and oppressed countries. IF they ceased suicide bombings of innocent civilians and hit only 10% of these corporations the US would leave within a year – guaranteed. These corporations are required to announce their annual board meetings. They are required to admit any and all shareholders to these meetings. They do this to legitimize the decisions made by the “5% owners” of the companies. Just buy shares, show up and blow up the meetings with your suicide bombers. Watch how quickly we get out of your countries! Watch how quickly Iraq and Afghanistan civilians turn against Al Qaeda and other sects of Fundamentalist Islam!
    Al Qaeda and Wahhabi sectarianism are an abomination of the ideals espoused by Muhammad just as the Crusades and Inquisition were an abomination of the ideals espoused by Jesus. They act as shills for Faux news [or vice versa?], trying to exploit religious differences to justify their form of Arab supremacy. The Bin Ladens and Cheneys of our world have repeatedly defined their own righteousness by the evil misconduct of each other. They are codependents of evil and oppression. They should be soundly rejected by anyone with one scintilla of moral principle. There is no such thing as "necessary" evil - just evil.