Zarqawi: The Insecure Jihadist

Boy, this lady's got an ax to grind (Hat tip: Real Clear Politics). At least she has imagination; for how little we are supposed to know about Zarqawi's background, she fills in the picture pretty admirably. My favorite part of the article is how at first she goes out of her way to claim that Zarqawi had no intimate relationship with Al-Qaeda, because, as all his good buddies know, he respects no man (except the prophet, of course) and prefers to cut his own path; when it becomes necessary for her to demonstrate that the U.S.' actions drove Zarqawi and Al-Qaeda into each other's arms, suddenly Zarqawi is someone who needs Osama bin Laden's approval desperately. His is the case of the loner, who on the outside is standoffish, but who inwardly really craves the acceptance of others. Very, what's the word, inventive.