Yemen Fights Back

I am amazed by your cover story's headline, "The End of al-Qaeda?" [Sept. 17]. If this were the title following Osama bin Laden's death, it would have made more sense. But eliminating an odd leader in Yemen means nothing at all. Al-Qaeda is more of a cult, and we in Pakistan are suffering directly because it helps any organization that can further its expansion.
A. Rahim Yousefzai, ISLAMABAD

Upon seeing "The End of al-Qaeda?" it struck me that TIME had a similar headline on its...

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