Olbermann smacked it down in a special comment (10:30 long).
Let's revisit something from 2004, way back when.
Instructions. For Questions 1 and 2, assume you are a violent extremist. In other words, there is some issue (it doesn't really matter what) for which you are willing to take up arms and kill people, even innocent people.
Question 1: What is the first and biggest obstacle between you and victory?
...The first and biggest obstacle to your victory is that the vast majority of the people who sympathize with your issue are not violent extremists...
Question 2: In radicalizing your sympathizers, who is your best ally?
...In radicalizing your apathetic sympathizers, you have no better ally than the violent extremists on the other side . Only they can convince your people that compromise is impossible. Only they can raise your countrymen's level of fear and despair to the point that large numbers are willing to take up arms and follow your lead...
Perversely, this means that you are the best ally of the extremists on the other side. That doesn't mean you love or even talk to each other -- they are, after all, vile and despicable demons. But at this stage in the process your interests align. (Emphasis added.)
From "Terrorist Strategy 101", by Doug Muder.
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