Does Anwar Al – Awlaki’s death signals the end of Al – Qaida?

The killings of US born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has undoubtedly shook Al-Qaida to its core. He was their English speaking spokesperson, their modern social media mastermind and the brains behind their Western recruitment drive.

From his hideaway in Yemen he recruited the Christmas Bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab – the Nigerian who attempted to blow up Northwest Flight 253 with a bomb in his underwear. Also, American born, Nidal Malik Hasan – the US Army officer who carried out the mass shootings in Fort Hood just month before he was due to be deployed to Afghanistan. Plus, Faisal Shahzad, the 30-year-old Pakistan-American who was responsible for the Times Square car bombing in New York City!

Al – Awlaki has also radicalized many young Muslims on both sides of the Atlantic with his Internet speeches and messages. There was no question that he was the modern day terrorist who cleverly used the latest technologies to reach his audience, with his astute use of the Internet, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter – he reached many and spread his message of hate and destructions wide and far.

Now, with his death Al – Qaida has suffered its second blow this year and lost two of their most powerful recruiters, could this possibly be the end?