25147214 Americans failed to kill the new "terrorist number one"
The American army made an unsuccessful attempt to destroy Anwar al-Awlaki – ideologue of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, is recognized as one of the most dangerous religious extremists in the world. As reported by CBS News with reference to its sources, that the terrorist was a target drone aircraft, which on May 5 in Yemen, struck the car with the militants. However, in the car, contrary to expectations, the Americans, was not Awlaki, and brothers Musaid and Abdullah Mubarak, the middle managers of the local branch of Al Qaeda. " Both of them died. Operation in Yemen was held just days after the destruction of the most famous and notorious of the global leaders of Al Qaeda – Osama bin Laden. However in February 2011 the head of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, said that bin Laden has lost the status of "terrorist number one", and the greatest danger to the country now is just Awlaki. Awlaki was born and spent much of his life in the U.S. and the local intelligence services consider it one of the most dangerous Islamists, in particular, because Awlaki able to recruit terrorists in America. Awlaki as being involved, in particular, to two high-profile crimes in 2009: mass murder on a military base in Texas and trying to attack an aircraft, flying to Detroit.
