Osama bin Who?

He's public enemy number one. Then he doesn't matter.

Afghanistan is the center of the War on Terror. And then it's Iraq.

Invading Iraq was supposed to protect us from more terrorist attacks by creating a stable, democratic country in the heart of the Middle East. Now, as we've feared, it's making the world a more dangerous place.

Al-Qaeda remains a viable and effective "network of networks" and has been galvanised by the war in Iraq, according to the London-based think tank, the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

US forces in Iraq present al-Qaeda with 'iconic' targets, the report says
It says that recent attacks in Spain, Turkey and Saudi Arabia show that the group has fully reconstituted itself after the loss of its base in Afghanistan.

Osama Bin Laden's network has set its sights firmly on the United States and its closest Western allies, the report says.

It would ideally like future operations to make use of weapons of mass destruction.

According to conservative intelligence estimates quoted by the IISS, the group is present in more than 60 countries and has "18,000 potential terrorists at large".

The IISS says the war in Iraq has focused the energies and resources of al-Qaeda and its followers, while diluting those of the global counter-terrorism coalition.

For this, you can thank the neo-cons and their Sock Puppet-in-Chief.