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Bin Laden mulling a cease-fire

Faced with stark losses among its foot-soldiers, al-Qaida is being presented with a sobering proposition - maybe it\'s time to give up.

Federal News Network Staff

September 22, 2010 8:51 am

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We’re hearing that Al Qaida’s leadership is being pressed from within to lay down their arms. An open letter sent to Osama Bin Laden from one of his former associates is at the center of this stunning movement. Federal News Radio National Security Correspondent JJ Green broke the story on our sister station WTOP. In this week’s edition of The Hunt, JJ asks former CIA officer Paul Pillar whether there’s any real chance Bin Laden will give up.