I think it is very important that the chairman called this hearing today for multiple issues, not the least of which is Abdulmutallab's failed attack--fortunately failed attack--in Detroit, MI, which raises a lot of questions about Nigeria and about al-Qaeda in Nigeria.
Isakson emphasizes the importance of discussing Nigeria's security issues following a failed attack.
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