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Porter Goss: “Al Qaeda is intent on finding ways to circumvent U.S. security enhancements to strike Americans in the homeland.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2005
Al Qaeda is intent on finding ways to circumvent U.S. security enhancements to strike Americans in the homeland.
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Porter Goss
Florida

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Porter Goss, the CIA Director, discusses the ongoing threat posed by Al Qaeda to U.S. security.

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