Does anyone else notice the irony of the anti-democracy death cult electing its leader?
No irony. The hierarchy of authority in Islam runs thusly: The Koran, the hadiths, the ulema (Muslim clergy), tradition, and consensus. Arabs are capable of deciding matters in a democratic way, up to a certain societal scale, at which point clan and tribal loyalties trump civic society. Selection of leaders in this way is within the bounds of Islamic normalcy.
*koff*...I mean, it would be in the bounds of Islamic normalcy, but of course al Qaeda "has nothing to do with Islam"© Just hypothesizin'...
