CIA: Bin Laden Doesn't Oversee Day-To-Day Al Qaeda Operations -- CNNLOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Osama bin Laden is no longer believed to be the head of al Qaeda's day-to-day operations, but the United States' capturing or killing him would still have a powerful effect on the organization, CIA Director Michael Hayden said Tuesday.
There is no greater security threat facing the United States than al Qaeda and its associates, Hayden said in a speech to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.
The CIA's top issues, however, also include nuclear proliferation -- particularly in countries like Iran, North Korea and more recently Syria, he said. The greatest challenge lies in detecting those countries who might be developing in secret, Hayden said, as access to sensitive technologies is no longer the exclusive domain of a few advanced nations.
"Bin Laden said repeatedly that he considers acquisition of nuclear weapons a religious duty, and we know that al Qaeda remains determined to attack our country in ways that inflict maximum death and destruction," he said.
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My Comment: The CIA Director is very sure of himself .... but I have doubts. The CIA has no idea where he is, what he is planning, who is supporting him, and who is protecting him. There are just vague generalities and ideas .... nothing concrete.
The CIA Director sounds more hopeful and idealistic, not definite nor assertive on what Bin Laden is doing.
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