Why al-Qaeda Is Getting Tougher

By Greg Scoblete
November 04, 2010

Why al-Qaeda is getting tougher.

They've learned from their mistakes in Iraq:

'Whereas Al Qaeda in Iraq has been led in the past by foreigners, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is led by locals, Saudis and Yemenis who share a common culture. Although Abu Musab Zarqawi, the late Jordanian mastermind of Al Qaeda's Iraq branch, alienated the tribes, the militant group's Yemeni offshoot is cultivating them.'

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