The U.S. continues to target al Qaeda's top leader, Ayman al Zawahiri, who has so far evaded the CIA's grasp.
The US has used remotely controlled aircraft known as drones to target many al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
General Musharraf has become a prime target for al-Qaeda terrorists and their Pakistani allies since the government began helping American agents to track them down.
But in the face of the intense Pakistani opposition to American boots on the ground, the Bush administration chose to rely instead on drones to target suspected al Qaeda and Taliban leaders.
But they are also the kind of weapon that America would want to deploy against its ultimate target: the al-Qaeda terrorist network and its boss, Osama bin Laden.
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For ordinary Kenyans there is some concern that, should the military get embroiled deeper in Somalia's complicated war, it could make Kenya more of a target for groups like al-Shabab.
Majestyk, though, is the one who lands in jail and becomes the target of an assassin (Al Lettieri).
He said force would only be used if a target was a senior figure in al-Qaeda or an affiliated organisation, it was not possible to capture them, and efforts to avoid hurting others were taken.
Bernard Squarcini, head of French intelligence, says France is al-Qaeda's second biggest target after America.
Indeed, the main target of the IAEA's investigations of the al-Kibar facility has been Israel.
Al-Hakim himself was also the target of assassination attempts.
Because he leads Saudi Arabia's counterterrorism efforts against al Qaeda, the prince is a key target for the terrorist group.
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But Mohammad Ashraful made 64 and captain Shakib Al Hasan 65 as the tourists reached their target with six balls to spare.
Ayat al-Qurmazi told the BBC she did not regret reading her poems or taking Noura al-Khalifa to court, even though she had lost her place at college and was the target of online threats and abuse.
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