many believed his son was a rising figure inside the organization and that he had already at the age of 30 started to reach out to some al qaeda franchises and branch network groups to sort of start correlating operations, maybe help plan some. there was a legitimate concern that this was a future star leader of the organization. when osama bin laden was killed in 2011, items seized in the navy s.e.a.l. raid indicated he was grooming him to replace him as al qaeda leader. what is the status of the group now? is it considered a major player in global terrorism? it is still a viable terrorist network, they have a relationship with the taliban that the taliban has not renounced, why it is so important to move carefully here in negotiations in afghanistan with the taliban. that said, it is a shadow of its former self as an organization. it has been largely eclipsed by off chutes and franchises like isis and boko haram that are
methods may be different. al qaeda is in many ways shadow of its former self. off chutes, i agree it is symbolic, significant that we get hamza bin laden, but you just can t count out the entire group or off chutes. this should be a reminder that groups like al qaeda are still powerful, looking for ways to damage our interests and interest of allies and partners. i think it is very important that the president remembers if he wants to and should take credit for killing hamza bin laden, he remembers al qaeda and taliban still have a relationship, taliban haven t denounced al qaeda. i agree it is questionable whether they have the ability to prevent other terrorist groups from operating effectively inside afghanistan should they come back to power. david, what kind of chatter will be monitored, what would
is driving all of the off chutes the unintended consequences of this chaos is leading to the zimmerman martin situations and if you are a leader in the black community you can get patronage, power, and a lot of money by exploiting these grievances. all right, watters. maybe the congressman will change his mind and come in here. we will see about that. bill: next on the rundown, instead of dealing how drugs are devastating many inner city communities, some liberal people blame it all on the justice system. we ll get to the bottom of that. and, later, miller on the royal baby. caution. this could be a real problem for u.s. british relations coming up. we re coming right back. [ male announcer ] ah. retirement. sit back, relax, pull out the paper and what? another article that says investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! seriously? seriously. you don t believe it? search it. 401(k) hidden fees.
is driving all of the off chutes the unintended consequences of this chaos is leading to the zimmerman martin situations and if you are a leader in the black community you can get patronage, power, and a lot of money by exploiting these grievances. all right, watters. maybe the congressman will change his mind and come in here. we will see about that. bill: next on the rundown, instead of dealing how drugs are devastating many inner city communities, some liberal people blame it all on the justice system. we ll get to the bottom of that. and, later, miller on the royal baby. caution. this could be a real problem for u.s. british relations coming up. we re coming right back.
at a home in boston. a woman falling 10 feet to the ground with all the debris. see how the porch completely gave way and fell stair was on top of her. she reportedly only has minor bumps and bruises. new hampshire, a cat hitching a ride inside a car s engine south of manchester. the driver heard me me youing meowing. that s a fox watch across america. i m shepard smith. this is the fox report. it s the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. osama bin laden was sharing his strategy. that word today from a u.s. official who says there is evidence bin laden was giving terror tips to al qaeda off chutes all over the world.