the open like yemen. i think the question a lot of people are asking is how could they do that? with drones in the sky, how could you organize a grouping of this many operatives in one place and not attract attention. this number two al qaeda leader, isn t he also simultaneously the number one of aqap, al qaeda in the arraiabia peninsula, and is that unique? it s important to clarify something. abu wahishi is officially the leader of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. al qaeda leadership has made the decision to make him the deputy commander of al qaeda generally. however, if that is true, it has not been announced publicly by al qaeda. it has not been acknowledged publicly by al qaeda. the only way we know this is through senior u.s. officials. that may be accurate. but for some reason, al qaeda has seen fit not to advertise that fact, if it s true. why wouldn t they? it s a very good question. maybe it s because they don t want to make him even a larger target than he is.