On June 4th an unmanned cia "drone" aircraft struck in Pakistan's remote tribal area of North Waziristan, apparently killing al-Qaeda's deputy leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi. The American administration, which had put a $1m price on his head, cheered the news. Mr Libi, a Libyan ideologue, had been on the run since 2005, thumbing his nose at the Americans since his escape from one of their jails in Afghanistan. In a bilious stream of videos and pronouncements, he preached the cause of global jihad.
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