Al-Qaeda's Likely Strategy, and Why It May Work

Now that the shock over the terrorist massacre at the French satirical magazine has begun to subside, a school of thought is emerging as to the real motivations behind the brutal attack. One of the gunmen reportedly declared they were acting on behalf of al-Qaeda in Yemen, an offshoot of the terrorist organization behind the 9/11 attacks in the United States. If indeed this was a calculated action, rather than an expression...

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