James Clapper actually said...

Sustained counterterrorism pressure, key organizational setbacks, and the emergence of other power centers of the global violent extremist movement have put core al Qaeda on a downward trajectory since 2008.

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Clapper discusses the decline of core al Qaeda due to various pressures.

02/10/2014

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