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Bin Laden's death and the al Qaeda debates, part two
By Mary Habeck
In my last post I argued that the views of U.S. experts on al Qaeda and bin Laden are deeply divided. The majority opinion sees the group as amorphous, small, and embattled, led by a man who inspired attacks and aspired to control a global fight, but who was incapable of much beyond giving speeches and using rhetoric to convince others to carry out individual acts of terror in his name.

The Minority Position
Posted by: tipper 2011-05-17
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=322781