# Did the War on Terror succeed? Or did Washington fall into al Qaeda’s trap?

https://mins.news/en/item/54312

- France 24, 2026-09-11 09:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20260911-did-the-war-on-terror-succeed-or-did-washington-fall-into-al-qaeda-s-trap

> Press review: 25 years after 9/11, international media examine the War on Terror, its legacy and its failures. France’s far-right National Rally is scrambling to distance itself from overtly racist remarks made by a security official while working as a police officer. A fossilised feather may also shed light on why birds survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.

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