The Killing of Bin Laden and the Threat of Al Qaeda admin, May 5, 2011September 1, 2024 Huffington Post May 5, 2011 The killing of Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama bin Laden is not likely to have a profound impact… the organization has decentralized in the ten years since the U.S. and allied forces drove them from their sanctuaries in Afghanistan and terrorist cells operate independently… [source]. Afghanistan Huffington Post Middle East Pakistan Terrorism War on Terror Bin Laden