China Mi=E9ville has the inside story: `My supervisor, an expert in =
theMiddle East, told me about a rumour circulating about the name of Bin
Laden's network. The term "Al-Qaeda" seems to have no political =
precedentLaden's network. The term "Al-Qaeda" seems to have no political =
in Arabic, and has therefore been something of a conundrum to the =
experts,until someone pointed out that a very popular book in the Arab world,
Arabs apparently being big readers of translated sf, is Asimov's
Foundation, the title of which is translated as "Al-Qaeda". Unlikely =
as itArabs apparently being big readers of translated sf, is Asimov's
Foundation, the title of which is translated as "Al-Qaeda". Unlikely =
sounds, this is the only theory anyone can come up with.'
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