November 29, 2023 | Generation Jihad

Yes, al Qaeda is still a threat

November 29, 2023 Generation Jihad

Yes, al Qaeda is still a threat

In a slight detour from our Israel coverage, Bill and Caleb are joined by counterterrorism expert Sara Harmouch to discuss her recent article that sounds like it was written for Long War Journal but was actually written for War on the Rocks, called “Al-Qaeda: A Defeated Threat? Think Again.

They debunk the latest example of President Biden’s insistence that al Qaeda no longer has a presence in Afghanistan and discuss how U.S. rejection of intelligence is neither new nor at odds with its dangerous habit of disconnecting dots pertaining not least of all to al Qaeda.

Armed masked men stand guard as Osama bin-Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri address a news conference May 26, 1998 in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)

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Afghanistan Al Qaeda Jihadism Military and Political Power The Long War U.S. Defense Policy and Strategy