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A profile of the Algerian terrorist organization, Armed Islamic Group (GIA).
Speaker: Ed Husain, Senior Fellow, CFR
May 4, 2011
Ed Husain, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, says that Osama bin Laden is more valuable to al-Qaeda dead than alive. Comparing bin Laden's death to that of Sayyid Qutb, Husain argues bin Laden could now become an even more powerful icon.
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A profile of the Algerian terrorist organization, Armed Islamic Group (GIA).
Listen to Algeria’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Bedjaoui discuss Algerian-American ties and his country’s cooperation in the global war on...
Algeria’s foreign minister discusses his nation’s bilateral, regional, and international roles, with a particular emphasis on...
Unnoticed by the West, al-Qaeda is seizing a golden opportunity in Syria, says Ed Husain.