Al-Qaeda 'Nearing Its End' Says US Special Operations Commander -- The Telegraph
Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida is bloodied and "nearing its end," the commander of US special operations forces said, but warned the next generation of militants could keep special operations fighting for a decade to come.
Navy SEAL Adm Eric T. Olson described the killing of bin Laden by a special operations raid on May 2 as a near-mortal blow for what he called "al-Qaida 1.0".
Adm Olson said the group had already lost steam because of the revolts of the Arab Spring, which proved the Muslim world did not need al-Qaida to bring down governments, from Tunisia to Egypt.
"I think the death of bin Laden was an uppercut to the jaw," Adm Olson told a packed crowd, opening the Aspen Security Forum. "It just knocked them on their heels."
Olson echoed other administration officials who are predicting al-Qaeda's demise if a few more key leaders can be eliminated.
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