From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

Al-Qaeda and the challenge of people power.

Hello again, I'm Orin Alney, and this is To the Poit from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

It took 18 days of

mostly peaceful protest to depose Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak a goal of al-Qaeda for the past

20 years. No violence, no calls for jihad, surprisingly little anti-Americanism given U.S. support

from Mubarak over the years. The promises of free speech and jobs seem to have more street appeal than

radical Islam. Some call America's War on Terror a strategic mistake. But are extremists waiting

to seize the moment in case promised reforms aren't allowed to happen? We'll look at possible

scenarios today. On reporter's notebook later on, free speech prevails over damaged feelings.

First here's the news.

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and its campaign for American workers. More at rockfound.org. Hello again, Mormon. I'll

me back with To the Point. Peaceful protesters are overthrowing governments and raising hopes for

new freedoms in the Muslim world. Will Al-Qaeda and other violent extremists just fade away? Or

live to exploit the likely chaos if high

expectations are disappointed. On reporter's notebook, the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the right

of unpopular free speech, even at the funerals of American soldiers. First, this news update,

two U.S. airmen were shot to death and two were wounded today at the main airport serving

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