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David Beasley: I cannot tell you how many times mothers would say to me, my son or husband did not want to join ISIS or al-Qaeda but we…

On the recordSeptember 26, 2023
I cannot tell you how many times mothers would say to me, my son or husband did not want to join ISIS or al-Qaeda but we had not fed our little girl in 2 weeks. What were we supposed to do?
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David Beasley

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Beasley highlights how food scarcity drives recruitment for extremist groups.

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