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Why al-Zawahiri may be the wrong choice for Al Qaeda
American counterterrorism officials all but welcomed the announcement on Thursday that Ayman al-Zawahiri would succeed Osama bin Laden as leader of Al Qaeda, arguing that his deep flaws are likely to weaken the core of the terrorist network.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Bin Laden "had a peculiar charisma that I think Zawahiri does not have...
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Ilyas Kashmiri could be successor to Osama: US officials
Former Pakistani commando Ilyas Kashmiri, cited as one of the masterminds of a plot for a series of "Mumbai-style" attacks in European cities last summer, could replace Osama bin Laden as the new terrorist head of Al Qaeda, according to US officials.The bearded Kashmiri, who is also named in the terrorism case against Pakistani Canadian accused Tah...
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Why al-Zawahiri may be the wrong choice for Al Qaeda
American counterterrorism officials all but welcomed the announcement on Thursday that Ayman al-Zawahiri would succeed Osama bin Laden as leader of Al Qaeda, arguing that his deep flaws are likely to weaken the core of the terrorist network.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Bin Laden "had a peculiar charisma that I think Zawahiri does not have...
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Ilyas Kashmiri could be successor to Osama: US officials
Former Pakistani commando Ilyas Kashmiri, cited as one of the masterminds of a plot for a series of "Mumbai-style" attacks in European cities last summer, could replace Osama bin Laden as the new terrorist head of Al Qaeda, according to US officials.The bearded Kashmiri, who is also named in the terrorism case against Pakistani Canadian accused Tah...
