[Darth Vader]

Interesting, well-written and informative story. Only if Khalid had known that Saddam was a puppet originally installed by the West and later removed, perhaps he would make a different decision for those Iraq missions and the confusion going on there. I understand that the common man is not bothered by such complexities and merely plays in the hands of their own puppet masters, like they say in pashto ala-bala pa gerden-e-mula (the details are the mullah's headache).

I would congratulate him on settling down and marriage. A new life. Most of Khalid's doings are probably commendable except a few, like he should have explained to the Irish girl what he would later have her do, i.e., convert. His heartache for Muslims all over and his journey to Bosnia is also very commendable and his thoughts, or atleast as they are written in the story, are simple and noble. In contrast, Zarqawi was an extremely cruel criminal. Maybe the Jihadists will realize soon that they had only fought for USA in Afghanistan before and that the jihad is so difficult now because the other hand of the same entity that used them in the past is no longer in need of those services, infact it is now benefitting by creating drama from and eliminating common jihadis and simple minds like Khalid. While the "jihadist version" of islam is now being used to deface it. I wish the simple, brave muslim youth could see all the careful planning and mastermindry done long ago and which is manifest in history and waiting to be found.