There is ample reason to think so: Over the past two weeks, in a series of articles and speeches, Gingrich has declared a religious war that suits al-Qaida's agenda almost perfectly. While denouncing "Islamists" rather than Islam, Gingrich has blurred the distinction by selecting as his initial target the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero. Everything Bin Laden says about the United States, Gingrich validates. All you have to do is read their statements, side by side. Read, here: The Gingrich-Bin Laden alliance. - By William Saletan - Slate Magazine Since Bush's idiotic invasion of Iraq, Republicans have been playing by bin Laden's playbook, page by page. Idiots.