Think again: Al Qaeda
The world’s most notorious terrorist organization was never quite what Americans thought it was — and Osama bin Laden’s death doesn’t mean that it’s down for the count. Read the full article here.
The world's most notorious terrorist organization was never quite what Americans thought it was -- and Osama bin Laden's death doesn't mean that it's down for the count.
The world’s most notorious terrorist organization was never quite what Americans thought it was — and Osama bin Laden’s death doesn’t mean that it’s down for the count.
Read the full article here.
Daniel Byman is a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. His latest book is Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism. Twitter: @dbyman
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