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June 6th, 2012
01:33 PM ET

New York Times' David Sanger on al-Libi drone strike: Al Qaeda appears in disarray

The Obama Administration has dealt another big blow to Al Qaeda. Abu Yahya al-Libi, the organization's second in command, has been killed in a drone strike in Pakistan. He was a public face of the terror network often appearing in Al Qaeda videos. The strike that killed al-Libi was the third drone attack in as many days in Pakistan.

David Sanger, "New York Times" chief Washington correspondent and author of "Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power," examines increasing reliance on drone strikes and their effectiveness. This morning, he explains how important the al-Libi drone strike was to further dismantling Al Qaeda, and the increasing threat of cyber attacks.


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  1. casey k

    @krm1007-who cares when they get rid of the threat as long as they do!

    June 7, 2012 at 11:25 am | Report abuse | Reply
  2. casey k

    the obama admin- cant win from losing.they've gotten rid of more al-queda than bush and people are upset by it.WTF?

    June 7, 2012 at 11:23 am | Report abuse | Reply
  3. krm1007 ©™

    Perfectly timed for the elections. I suppose more to fireworks come.

    June 6, 2012 at 2:18 pm | Report abuse | Reply

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