Why Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda Might Try to Affect the Election Between Barack Obama and John McCain.

Although we have been focusing more of how going into war will affect voters, this article is more about how something might occur prior to election time. Intelligence officials are worried that al Qaeda might try to stir up matters to hinder the election. It is likely that members will commit acts of violence against Americans, not necessarily in the United States, but where our embassies are. Some people believe al Qaeda is going to do this to get the attention back on itself rather than on the election. Members want to remind us that they still pose a threat and should not be looked upon lightly. If an act of violence was committed soon, the media would go crazy. US News claims, "such a media-amplified attack might help them with recruitment and fundraising." An attack of such would possibly be more beneficial to John McCain's campaign than Barack Obama's. While all this is speculation, I personally do find it interesting and a likely, possible event. We will all just have to sit back and see what happens in the next week.