THANKS to Fair Opinion for starting this thread:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1699035/posts
Al Qaeda Is a Shadow of Its Former Self
NY Sun ^ | Sept. 8, 2006 | YOUSSEF IBRAHIM
Posted on 09/10/2006 4:21:33 PM PDT by FairOpinion
Five years after it burst onto the scene with the grandiose attacks of September 11, the terror group is a shadow of its former self. Its chief architects, Messrs. bin Laden and Zawahiri, and their so-called consultative council are on the run; its top field commanders are decimated, and its hundreds of foot soldiers are in jail, being hounded or singing like canaries under torture, or bribery.
To be sure, copycats are popping up here and there, but the West can certainly claim it has demolished the infrastructure of the original group.
(Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ...
Here is another intereting one:
CIA tortured top al Qaeda terror detainee at secret location: NYT (made him listen to rock music)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1699048/posts