Is Al Qaida Stronger?

NewsHour's Margaret Warner interviews Luis Rueda, former deputydirector for counterintelligence at the CIA's Counterterrorism Center.Rueda says that though Al Qaida's command and control seem to haveweakened, they have adapted to fight a more fragmented war, focusing onsophisticated counter-intelligence operations. In response to thisstrengthening intelligence, the CIA is reviewing and vetting its ownagents to find out "who's good, who's bad and what the signs are," saysRueda. The former field agent says that the CIA is keeping up with theterrorist organization, but that "it's a race against time."

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