Survival is the primary goal of any organization pursuing a long war strategy, and al Qaeda has achieved this goal against heavy odds. Under the leadership of Ayman al Zawahiri the organization has shown itself to be crafty, resilient and opportunistic. read more
Come the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, it will probably still be growing. Fighting terror, like fighting Communism before it, has become a growth industry, the participants in which constitute an immensely powerful lobby. Barack Obama may be right when he says Al Qaeda is all but defeated. But its legacy is thriving. read more
Al-Qaeda is not winning but we are losing. As long as Al-Qaeda adopts the West’s culture of enforced acceptance Al-Qaeda will never win. We will always lose to Al-Qaeda until we use our wealth to equalize communities and not prop up Western backed corrupt and failed States. read more
Al-Qaeda has been in exile from the Sunni Arab lands because of clampdowns by governments in the region. Bilaad al-Shaam offers jihadists a home in the heart of the Arab world. This makes them relevant again to the daily politics of the Middle East. read more