Al Qaeda 's number two leader was killed in a CIA drone strike . Peter Bergen says it shows that the terrorist organization is effectively out of business . He says the only senior leader left is Ayman al - Hassan , the successor to bin Laden . In other words , to the average American , lightning is about 30 times more deadly than jihadist terrorism . Examples : Fearing present day al Qaeda is more irrational than fearing a drone strike .
Al Qaeda 's number two leader was killed in a CIA drone strike . Peter Bergen says it shows that the terrorist organization is effectively out of business . He says the only senior leader left is Ayman al - Hassan , the successor to bin Laden . Examples : Fearing present day al Qaeda is more irrational than fearing a drone strike .