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     COMMENTS: Gaining Strength

CBS' Bob Orr saw al-Qaeda "celebrate its greatest victory" with the release of the last will and testament of one of the September 11th suicide hijackers in a videotape introduced by Osama bin Laden. Orr observed that al-Qaeda is "now back and gaining strength." His unnamed spook sources told him that the network has reestablished a "core command structure" in the mountains of northwest Pakistan with Ayman al-Zawahiri "emerging as the real operational boss." Its propaganda operation is up and running too, producing 75 different videotape messages so far this year. Most funding comes from wealthy individuals in Saudi Arabia, ABC's Brian Ross added. He fingered Yasin al-Qadi as a key contributor: he was put on the United Nations' wanted list way back in 2001 but "remains free, still a prominent figure in the region."

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