The release of a small sampling of the documents seized from bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan shows the terror group had ambitious plans for al Qaeda and was determined to continue the fight against the United States despite setbacks. Below are some highlights from...

It is quite telling that if President Obama had to construct a strategy for defeat, it would not differ from what he and his aides describe as America’s way forward.

The anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death last week focused attention briefly on the continued threat posed by al Qaeda Central. But what about al Qaeda's franchises elsewhere, like al Shabaab in Somalia? The viability of the threat these groups pose to the U.S. deserves more careful consideration than it has received.

The news that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula nearly blew up a US aircraft last week is a reminder of its continuing strength.

Those who believe bin Laden's death has brought the war on terror to an end fundamentally misunderstand the ideology that motivates both jihadist terrorism and Islamist antipathy toward the West in general and the United States in particular.

The current moment of celebration is thus also a moment of great danger. Not only will all al-Qaeda groups seek revenge for bin Laden's death, but the U.S. and its partners around the world can delude themselves that the war is over.But the war will not be over, because the remaining al-Qaeda leaders and their various franchisees around the world continue to seek our destruction.

Those sincerely concerned with America’s security should reject utterly the notion that bin Laden’s death will allow us to declare "mission accomplished" and withdraw from the Middle East, and the world.

If the real world were like the "Wizard of Oz," then killing Osama bin Laden would be like melting the Wicked Witch of the West, and all the munchkins would be free. But it isn't and we aren't.