Strikes on al Qaeda leave only "handful" of top targets
Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON
Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:33am EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly one year ago, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta predicted the strategic defeat of al Qaeda was within reach if the United States could kill or capture up to 20 leaders of the core group and its affiliates
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