Approaching the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, there is a growing sense among Counterterrorism analysts from the policy community and academia that Al-Qaeda has substantially weakened in the last decade and is destined to lose the battle against its enemies, and in particular the United States. Indeed, signs that Al-Qaeda is flagging are ample and include its loss of Osama bin Laden and important operational leader; defeat or near defeat of various Al ...
