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So, it is generally perceived that with Osama bin Laden dead and gone, terror around the world could take a break and safety may return to earth. Actually, this idea may be somewhat far-fetched.

According to Interpol, life after Osama could spark a bigger risk and the agency has urged people to be extra vigilant as his followers could go all out to avenge his death.

Even the CIA is of the opinion that Laden’s followers would almost certainly seek revenge and this could danger lives, in case of a major retaliation by the Al Qaeda, Osama’s terror group.

After Osama’s death, US President Barack Obama said Laden was killed by a small team of American troops acting under his direct orders in a clandestine operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, which is nearly 50 km away from capital Islamabad.

Osama wasn’t found in any cave. US forces located him with his youngest wife in a plush resort just over an hour’s drive from Pakistan’s capital.

After a 45-minute battle, Laden, his wife, a young son and a couple of men were killed.

Osama was hurriedly buried in the sea, a move that could trigger a buzz that the real bin Laden is still alive.

The American government would have done better if it had taken the body to the US and shown it to its citizens, who would be convinced that the 9/11 plotter had been killed and this would leave no room for speculation.

The quick burial also miffed the Muslim world, which thought the burial was “not decent” enough. Also, the anger in the Arab world was palpable.

According to a news site, an Arabic message after Laden’s death read, “Oh Allah, please make this news untrue... God curse you Obama. Oh Americans... it is still legal for us to cut your necks.”

Moreover, with the younger son of Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi and three of his grandchildren killed in Nato air strikes just a day back, the Libyan president may also be planning revenge (like Osama’s aides).

Gaddafi had earlier said he will join forces with the Al Qaeda to teach the US and other allies a lesson. And with both Al Qaeda and Gaddafi on revenge mode, this move could give the US administration as well as Nato allies sleepless nights as the alliance may not take too long to happen.

We can probably guess what it means if Libya opens up: The Al Qaeda will have access to almost 200 fighter aircraft, scores of missiles, tanks, rocket launchers and other deadly explosives, made mainly in Russia and China.

There is a way though to stop this imminent danger. The Nato allies will have to swiftly launch a hot pursuit against Gaddafi and ensure that he is killed before he can forge an alliance with the Al Qaeda.

If the Al Qaeda gets its hands on some of Libya’s weapons, it could deal a debilitating blow to the US efforts to make the world (especially the US) a safer place to live in.