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Jackie Speier: “Boko Haram went on to pose an even greater menace, not only to Nigeria and its people, but to their neighbors in West…”

On the recordApril 28, 2015
Boko Haram went on to pose an even greater menace, not only to Nigeria and its people, but to their neighbors in West Africa as well as to international security writ large.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

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Speier discusses Boko Haram's escalating threat beyond Nigeria.

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