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Bin Laden's principal conduit to his organization was Atiyah Abdul Rahman, a Libyan militant of about 40.
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Among the signatories are Nobel Laureate, Sir Harry Kroto, the mathematician Sir Michael Atiyah and the professor of natural history Aubrey Manning.
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Then, on August 22, a drone reportedly killed al Qaeda's top operational planner, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, dealing another heavy blow to the organization.
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Mr. Libi ascended to the No. 2 post after his predecessor, Atiyah abd al-Rahman, was killed in a drone attack in August 2011.
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Among the bombed-out ruins of his hideout, American forces found a letter from a man calling himself Atiyah who said he spoke on behalf of the whole of al-Qaeda's leadership.
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