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Ed Markey: The bottom line here is, just to sum this up very quickly, Al Qaeda's core was never defeated.

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
The bottom line here is, just to sum this up very quickly, Al Qaeda's core was never defeated.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey summarizes the ongoing threat posed by Al Qaeda despite leadership losses.

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