Osama Bin Laden and bodyguardsFrom AP:
LONDON — Recent targeted attacks that killed militants in Somalia, Indonesia and Pakistan have chipped away at al-Qaida's power base, sapping the terror network of key leaders and experienced operatives who train recruits and wage attacks.
Intelligence officials said Friday that the military strikes have reduced al-Qaida's core leadership to only a handful of men and diminished its ability to train fighters. This, they said, has forced al-Qaida to turn to its global affiliates for survival.
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My Comment: What a difference a few years and a different administration makes. I recall the Senate Church Committee that investigated CIA assassinations in the 1970s .... and the passing of laws to prevent and/or stop such practices. But today .... assassinations of foreigners does not even pique the interest of many who were opposed to such actions only a few years ago .... in fact they completely support such actions.
Throw in the persecution of those who water boarded Al Qaeda operatives .... this situation becomes even more absurd.
A double standard .... you be the judge of that.