>>>>>>>http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/11/03/is-al-qaeda-threat-to-christians-serious/?test=faces
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It's not the religion (as has often been pointed out to you) but an Al Qaeda extremist group: Islamic State of Iraq.
>>>>>
>>>>>It is done in the name of Islam and Al Queda/Taliban are controlling more and more of Islam all the time.
>>>>
>>>>I heard the complete opposite, namely that Al Queda and the Taliban are losing more and more followers. And that's why they are a kind of fighting back on these rumors with the recent attacks; to show that they are still active.
>>>
>>>Where did you hear that?
>>
>>Sorry, but I really can't tell, probably on the radio by some "analyst". But this shouldn't be anything new, I have seen this happen to many organizations over the years. Whenever they lose followers or media coverage, they do something to attract attention.
>
>Maybe here?
>http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2010/06/25/feature-03
>http://www.al-shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/features/meii/features/main/2010/06/21/feature-01
>
>The contradiction:
>http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1&id=21869

I don't know the real source, but I listen to radio a lot when I am driving. And I try to listen to different radio stations and different journalists, to get different views.