There's no 'silver bullet' to destroy al-Qaeda: Panetta

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Fazle Rashid
MINIAPOLIS, Apr 28: Leon Panetta, the US defence secretary said killing of Osama bin-Laden has made America safer but hastened to add that there is no "silver bullet" to destroy al-Qaeda. Panetta who was the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), during the raid that killed Laden, said the raid "nerve wrecking".
The US was not sure whether to find Osama and the crisis heightened with a helicopter crashing on the compound of Laden's home. The US raid was conducted in May 2011 without informing Pakistan. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Homeland Security have sounded an alert about the possibility of an al-Qaeda attack in the US. But there is no credible terror. al-Qaeda still remains a threat, Panetta said. "We must keep going against them," he added.
There was a huge sigh of relief when it was confirmed that Laden was there. The question still being asked how could Laden live undetected in the garrison city of Abbottabad. Panetta suspects that someone high-ups in Pakistan knew about Laden's presence. Pakistan vigorously denies the allegation. How strong is al-Qaeda is evident from the fact of daring attacks it has been making in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Even strong fortified areas are being raided by Islamic Jihaddists.
Meanwhile, in the field of global economy China's economy is still growing by leaps and bounds. China has made giant strides in last four decades maintaining over 10 per cent rate of growth of its gross domestic product (GDP). It is now the second largest economy in the world. Many analysts say it is the largest economy. China with $7.9 trillion accounts for more than one tenth of the global economy, The US TV channels said. China's GDP will grow by 7.0 per cent this year down from 10 per cent in previous years.
One example of the robust health of the Chinese economy is that the country has more than one billion mobile phone subscribers. Apple said its sales in China have more than quadrupled in past one year. China accounts for one tenth of Apples global sales. Apple started its China operation in 2009.