Ebbie, if you read the report, this was originally written in Arabic and posted on a Saudi web site, then was circulating among Islamic extremists in England before the press got their hands on it. It was, however, translated by a Brit, but the translator is unknown.

It's clearly designed for western ears, but then again, that's the premise. Something about it bugs me, too; maybe it's the translation. I don't know how well Arabic translates -- I gather that it's a very concise language, using far fewer words to get across a concept than English. If so, translationg could be "loose" by nature.

I think I'd like to see how a scholarly translation stacks up against this one.