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CNN contributor Peter Bergen reported that Saif al-Adel, who was once an Egyptian special forces officer, has been chosen by a council, according to a source with detailed knowledge of the group's inner workings. But al Qaeda affiliates such as AQAP ...

... oversaw the May 2 raid, which was conducted by Navy SEALs and ended in the death of bin Laden. Saif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer, has been chosen as bin Laden's successor to lead al Qaeda, according to CNN contributor Peter Bergen.

An Egyptian who was once a Special Forces officer has been appointed "caretaker" leader of al Qaeda in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, according to a source with detailed knowledge of the group's inner workings.

Al Qaeda's interim leader is Saif al-Adel, who has long played a prominent role in the group, according to Noman Benotman. Benotman has known the al Qaeda leadership for more than two decades. He was once a leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, a militant organization that used to be aligned with al Qaeda, but in recent years renounced al Qaeda's ideology.

On Sunday's "Your Money" on CNN, Taibbi pushes his point against Megan McArdle of the Atlantic Monthly. McArdle, described on CrooksAndLiars.com as a "Wall Street apologist" essentially suggests that we shouldn't prosecute the bankers, ...

... 9. Katherine Tiedemann (@afpakchannel): Tweeting analysis of the news about all things AfPak from perch @newamerica and @FP_Magazine. ...

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CNN Terrorism Analyst Paul Cruickshank, who studied their experiences for the New America Foundation, wrote that one Belgian-French group "was trained inside small mountain shacks, away from the all-seeing eyes of the drones. The loss of an increasing ...

CNN Terrorism Analyst Paul Cruickshank, who studied their experiences for the New America Foundation, wrote that one Belgian-French group "was trained inside small mountain shacks, away from the all-seeing eyes of the drones. The loss of an increasing ...

Whatever enforcement mechanism lawmakers choose, they need to "make it as ugly as possible to ensure they make the policy choices on their own terms," said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. ...

CNN Terrorism Analyst Peter Bergen has written about bin Laden's marriages in his book "The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader." He was first married at the age of 17 to a cousin, Najwa Ghanem, who was probably two years ...

If the US Navy Seals did indeed come across what CNN Terrorism Analyst Peter Bergen described as a "boatload" of evidence during the raid in Abbottabad, some of it may (just may) help in tracking down members of the Quetta leadership of the Taliban. ...