Given 'Al Qaeda helped Jemaah Islamiya (JI), a nascent organization headed by Indonesian Islamists with cells scattered across Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines.', can 'Al Qaeda had a hand in assisting Jemaah Islamiya.' be seen as maintaining a distinct, neutral position?
Al Qaeda helped Jemaah Islamiya (JI), a nascent organization headed by Indonesian Islamists with cells scattered across Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines.###Al Qaeda had a hand in assisting Jemaah Islamiya.