Al-Qaeda 'Reconstituted Some of it's Pre-9/11 Operational Capabilities

The State Department's annual report on terrorism includes some sobering news about al-Qaeda, which is said to have "reconstituted some of its pre-9/11 operational capabilities" by exploiting the lack of governance in Pakistan's tribal areas. Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's deputy, has emerged as the terror group's "strategic and operational planner," according to a section of the report that says says al-Qaeda is still planning attacks against Western targets...more>