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Hillary Clinton: Al-Qaeda may, in fact, be the architect of such an attack, but the Taliban will be the bricklayers.

On the recordDecember 2, 2009
Al-Qaeda may, in fact, be the architect of such an attack, but the Taliban will be the bricklayers.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Clinton describes the roles of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban in potential attacks.

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