April 30, 2012 | Quote
Year After bin Laden’s Death: Al-Qaeda ‘Far From Defeated’
“He created an organization and developed it,” said Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former CIA official and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
“I don't think his death fundamentally affects the future of jihadist groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan,” Gerecht said. “It was a successful spawning.” …
“The great Arab revolt will have far greater impact on the future of jihadism than the death of bin Laden,” Gerecht said.