Pakistan kills an American al Qaeda commander who was on FBI `` Most Wanted '' list . It was Shukrijumah who , in late 2008 , made the pitch to Zazi and his buddies from Queens -- Zarein Ahmedzay , another Afghan-American , and Adis Medujanin , a cab driver of Bosnian descent -- that they could help the cause of holy war best if , instead of fighting alongside the Taliban 's tens of thousands of fighters , they went back to the States after their training by al Qaeda 's bomb-makers and launched attacks there . Peter Bergen says the death of Adnan G. El Shukrijumah makes U.S. safer . Score: 6 He says al Qaeda continues to dwindle as a threat due to elimination of most of its leaders .
Pakistan kills an American al Qaeda commander who was on FBI `` Most Wanted '' list . Peter Bergen says the death of Adnan G. El Shukrijumah makes U.S. safer . Score: 6 He says al Qaeda continues to dwindle as a threat due to elimination of most of its leaders .