Saif al-Adel and the death of Daniel Pearl

By artappraiser on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 3:59pm |

By Asra Q. Nomani, Foreignpolicy.com, May 19, 2011

The reported naming of the Egyptian Saif al-Adel as the "interim" leader of al Qaeda may mark the opening of a new chapter in al Qaeda's history and the United States' ongoing struggle against the group. But a closer look at al-Adel's past reveals details about another problem that plagues us today, the dangerous nexus between al Qaeda and the Pakistani militancy. It's an intersection that plays out not only in remote tribal areas in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan, but in the heart of Pakistan in urban centers such as Karachi, the Manhattan of Pakistan ....

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