Al-Qaida ops show leadership in control

Source: ap



Al-Qaida ops show leadership in control

By PAUL HAVEN, Associated Press Writer 59 minutes ago

When Islamic radicals killed 52 people in London two years ago, it took nearly a month for Osama bin Laden's top deputy to blame Britain itself for the carnage.

But this week, when the No. 2 man in al-Qaida decided to weigh in on Pakistan's bloody crackdown on a radical mosque, he was able to get his violent message onto hard-line Islamic Web sites in a matter of days.

Analysts and intelligence experts say the speed and frequency with which Ayman al-Zawahri has been issuing statements recently does not reflect the actions of a man cowering in a remote cave, cut off from the outside world and unable to direct terror operations.

If anything, the video and audio tapes offer chilling evidence that al-Qaida's leaders are in greater command than previously feared.

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seems to me that Bush's 'leadership' on the war on terror is NOT in control.

'Terror" is what the Repugs think they have going into 08!