US Forces Kill Osama Bin Laden

The impact of bin Laden's death should be understood in the context of what has already been a very bad year for al Qaeda. During my recent work in the region, I have watched with hope as reform movements have produced a popular-resistance on the scale bin Laden had hoped but failed to inspire. Instead, the online generation left him on the sidelines. Holed up in a secret lair as they braved the fury of the streets, he seemed hopelessly out of date and out of touch.

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