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Dick Lugar: Well, does the relative weakness of the present Yemeni Government, as exemplified by these reports, increase the…

On the recordJanuary 19, 2010
Well, does the relative weakness of the present Yemeni Government, as exemplified by these reports, increase the likelihood that it might be willing to consider some reconciliation with al-Qaeda?
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Senator Lugar questions Yemen's government willingness to reconcile with al-Qaeda due to its weakness.

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