Poster of Cast and Crew in Newsnight - Season 2011 - Episode 59 - 25/03/2011

Newsnight - Season 2011 - 25/03/2011 (Episode 59)

Plot: We look at what the fresh unrest in Syria and Yemen and the ongoing conflict in Libya means for al-Qaeda and militant Islam, and what used to be called the war on terror, both in the short and long term. Will militant Islam be side-lined by the broadly secular nature of many of the North African and Middle East protests or will events like the bombing of Libya be a radicalising element which presents an opportunity to Islamists? Richard Watson will be reporting on this issue and in the studio we will be speaking to a senior ex-CIA adviser on al-Qaeda who knew Osama Bin Laden
Episode Aired On:
Friday, March 25 2011
13 years ago