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As a lawyer, I will adjudge this at best circumstantial evidence, but take your point.
Posted by Mark Leon Goldberg at 5:26 PM | Comments (0) | Terrorism Salon
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No leaders of al Qaeda have been killed or captured in urban areas since 2004. Before that many were-Khalid Sheik Mohammed, al Shibh, Abu Zubayda, etc. Since then Al Qaeda leaders who have been killed or narrowly avoided being killed have been on the receiving end of Hellfire missiles in the tribal areas.
Posted by Mark Leon Goldberg at 5:24 PM | Comments (0) | Terrorism Salon
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How can you be sure of this?
Posted by Mark Leon Goldberg at 11:15 AM | Comments (0) | Terrorism Salon
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For what its worth none of the AQ leadership are in urban areas. That was a very costly mistake for them. Since 2004 they are all in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas [of Pakistan.]
Posted by Mark Leon Goldberg at 11:12 AM | Comments (0) | Terrorism Salon
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In response to Greg's query to me: Briefly, I don't assume that Bin Ladin and al-Zawahiri are hiding in urban areas (but, of course, I have no intelligence upon which to base this assumption). So your question underscores my point precisely: the military is not the lead counterterrorism agency in urban areas, where so many segments of the jihadist movement thrive. And that is why the pre-9/11 mindset is a canard.
Posted by Mark Leon Goldberg at 11:11 AM | Comments (0) | Terrorism Salon
