The Hill News

In the three weeks since U.S. Special Operations Forces killed Osama bin Laden at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, Americans have rightly celebrated the fact that the terrorist leader who orchestrated the murder of nearly 3,000 innocent victims on 9/11 has received the earthly justice he deserved. At the same time, many Americans believe that, with bin Laden now dead, the terror threat has diminished. While the killing of al Qaeda’s founder and top leader is certainly a victory worth celebrating, it is unfortunately not the end of our Global War on Terror.
 
There is no doubt that, without the continued leadership of bin Laden, the cohesiveness of al Qaeda as an organization has been diminished. Bin Laden had shown a talent for uniting terrorists from diverse ethnic groups and various countries in the name of jihad. With him dead, we can already see the friction between these groups and individuals as they strategize and maneuver to take over for him.Â!  

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