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Leon Panetta: “We had always had tremendous concern that after getting bin Laden that someone like Awlaki was a primary target because…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2011
We had always had tremendous concern that after getting bin Laden that someone like Awlaki was a primary target because of his continuing efforts to plan attacks against the United States.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discusses the ongoing threat posed by Anwar al-Awlaki following the death of Osama bin Laden.

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