Monday, May 2, 2011

Killing Osama Bin Laden Will Not Change The War On Islamic Extremism

Still at large: Osama Bin Laden might be dead but there are still a string or terrorists capable of controlling Al Qaeda and who are still wanted by the FBI

Will Cutting Off The Snake's Head Kill Al Qaeda When Bin Laden Was Little More Than An Isolated Figurehead? -- The Daily Mail

Ever since the attacks on Washington and New York in September 2001, opinion has been divided on what impact the death of Osama Bin Laden would have on Al Qaeda.

Recent thinking is that Bin Laden increasingly represented little more than a figurehead, whose ability to move and communicate was so curtailed since 9/11 that his efficacy as a leader was severely hampered.

If the reports that his compound lacked a telephone line and internet access are correct, then they are indicative of quite how handicapped Bin Laden was.

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My Comment: Al Qaeda is an idea .... not a man. The demise of Osama Bin Laden is still a great victory, but unfortunately for all of us there will be many others who will jump in to take his place and to continue the jihad.

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