In early-2001 the founder and leader, p4ntera, left the group with saying very little.
The uprising ended and the confederate leaders left the country.
This leader had the right to make military decisions and usually only left his position once the campaign finished or he died.
He wanted to know why the deal included no demand that the military leaders leave the country.
I wrote on a piece of paper: "A leader has left me.
But the Republican leader left little doubt that in his view, it was a losing fight.
True leaders don't leave their people to die, not if they can save them.
In the worst cases, leaders leave only the dregs for their people.
Many members, both leaders and base militants left the movement.
Many Arab leaders left the country and local leadership collapsed.