Al Qaeda now incapable of 9/11-scale attack: U.S. officials

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's core organization is likely incapable of carrying out another mass-casualty attack on the scale of September 11, 2001, U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism officials said on Friday.

I think Al Qaeda became incapable of large scale attacks ever since 9/11 pretty much. As well as the obvious increased activity in intelligence and in security measures the US led coalition invasion of Afghanistan in displacing the core of the organisation by overthrowing the Taleban and giving Al Qaeda no effective territory was very disruptive. Just really splinter groups but these splinter groups are still capable of hosting some form of attack within the US.

"likely incapable", likely being the operative word. What were they hoping to achieve by releasing this press item? Absolutely pointless.

"likely incapable", likely being the operative word. What were they hoping to achieve by releasing this press item? Absolutely pointless.

Agreed.

If anything, it will just egg them on to try something. "Likely incapable, huh? Well take this!"