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Chris Smith: Boko Haram has been so brutal, that the recruitment and feeder issues have diminished somewhat in their ability to…

On the recordJune 10, 2014
Boko Haram has been so brutal, that the recruitment and feeder issues have diminished somewhat in their ability to attract people to their entity.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses the impact of Boko Haram's brutality on recruitment.

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