Al Qaeda Pleading for Bin Laden Leadership

WaPo: Al-Qaeda crippled as leaders stay in hiding, CIA chief says:

So profound is al-Qaeda's disarray that one of its lieutenants, in a recently intercepted message, pleaded to bin Laden to come to the group's rescue and provide some leadership, Panetta told The Washington Post in an interview.

So, Osama, are you a strong horse or a weak horse?

In the mean time, Panetta is worried about self-recruits in the West.

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