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Article: Bin Laden's Son Gaining Clout in Al Qaeda; U.S. Dismisses Idea That He Has Taken Over Network as Debate Continues Over Father's Fate
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- The Washington Post
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- July 30, 2002
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Osama bin Laden's son Saad has gained prominence in al Qaeda since
the Sept. 11 attacks, senior U.S. officials said yesterday, but they
dismissed speculation he has assumed his father's command of the
terrorist network.
A prominent London-based Saudi newspaper, Asharq Al-Awsat,
reported that Saad bin Laden, 22, had taken control of al Qaeda and
that this "substantiates the theory that bin Laden was killed or
seriously wounded" by U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan.
A growing number of terrorism analysts inside and outside the U.S.
government believe bin Laden is probably dead. They point to the fact
that it has been seven months since bin Laden last appeared in a
video, looking gaunt and ...