Zanimljiv je i esej za New York Times u kojem Abouzaid opisuje susret sa bivšim istaknutim pripadnikom Al Kaide iz Sirije. Saleh, kako ga zove, danas izgleda kao hipster i - gle čuda - živi u nekoj od evropskih zemalja i radi u restoranu. U Evropu je stigao uz pomoć falsifikovanih dokumenata, u talasu izbeglica. Tvrdi da se radikalizovao u sirijskom zatvoru, da je ubijao samo u borbi, ali i da je mnogo puta prisustvovao egzekucijama.
Danas je, piše Abouzaid, sve to iza njega (prelomna tačka bio je sukob sa "braćom iz Isila"), pa analizira greške koje je Nusra-Al Kaida počinila u Siriji. Po njegovim rečima, radi se o beskrupuloznim ljudima koji su, nakon očekivanog pada Asada, planirali da potamane i sve ostale pobunjenike jer su ih naprosto smatrali nevernicima.
U Evropi je, kaže, odlično prihvaćen, ljudi su ljubazni, a posećivao je i psihijatra.Nusra was just as unscrupulous as the groups he’d self-righteously berated and could be as ruthless as its foes in the Islamic State. It killed Muslims and non-Muslims alike. It stole from civilians and institutions. It had commanders hungry for power and money, driven by ego and fame, men who Saleh said “wanted to be the next Osama bin Laden,” who could kill a friend as easily as drink a sip of water.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/opin ... sight.htmlWhat I’ve seen here in Europe, of the kuffar, as we used to call them, I’ve met people who are so much better than the people I met in jihad. They mind their own business and are respectful of others.
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