Beginning of a new end?

CBS News quoted President Obama saying, “most significant achievement to date in our nation’s effort to defeat al Qaeda”, on the not so tragic death of al Qaeda’s veterinary leader, Osama bin Laden. Since the very decisive day of bin Laden’s allusive death on the 2^nd of May 2011, the entire world has been chanting a very similar mantra of questions: Will the al Qaeda continue to spread terror despite the demise of its hero? Will this diabolical group avenge the death of their beloved leader?

Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center told the NYDailyNews.co, “It’s not the death knell yet, but they are wounded. They’re hurting. This adds to the adverse things they are facing- the decreased attraction of their ideology, a diminishing capacity as an organization and now most importantly, the lack of a unifying element.”

Rumour had it that Laden’s superior influence over the terror group was gradually flagging with the lapse of time. But in spite of this rumour turning out to be a precursor of the absolute truth, the Obama led government vouched not to rest their case till they destroyed the Osama “reign” perpetually.

Laden’s Egyptian deputy Ayman-al-Zawahri was declared the new leader of the prominent terrorist group under discussion here. In response to this delayed declaration of Zawahri’s coronation by the al Qaeda, the New York Times reported in June 2011, “led some counterterrorism analysts to see signs of power struggle at the top of al-Qaeda.”  

Comparisons between Laden and Zawahri sprang out of closed doors and suddenly became the latest topic of a universal discussion. Although it is believed that it was Zawari’s brain that tailored the main  output,many believed that Zawahri did not have the charisma Laden possessed that attracted several young Muslims to volunteer as Jihadis and be Laden’s staunchly devoted foot soldiers.  New York Time confirmed this view when a report saying Zawahri has “little of the iconic stature of bin Laden” was published.

The debate about al Qaeda’s future raged on with the advent of several impactful articles showing up in every noticeable daily, weekly or for that matter monthly magazine, website or periodical. This created an emotional turmoil in all the nations.

The setting up of the terrorist training camps by the al Qaeda to train their new comrades about the “art” of explosives and automatic weapons  in the hazardous precincts of rural Pakistan gave the then currently drifting arguments a different angle.  This new toxic move of the al Qaeda gained nothing but severe antagonism. 

Abdeladim K. a young Moroccan can be sighted as an example here.  The Telegraph accused him and two other militants of “taking his orders from a higher official in the terror network based on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.”

The so called end of the al Qaeda can be traced to the Arab Spring as well. The sudden change in attitude and the dire shift in ideologies marked the event. 

Laden has often been referred to as the “bogeyman” by several people as he probably held the first position in the hit list of the US.  The US might have successfully eradicated this terror infusing bogeyman but that does not rest the case that the al Qaeda might not strike back to retaliate the tragic demise of their choice leader. This being said, universal caution should be maintained against this promiscuous panic inducing group.