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On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
I appreciated your testimony earlier about the nature of al Qaeda, that it has fundamentally metastasized, and in fact, many believe that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is perhaps far more dangerous than any other aspect of al Qaeda today.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand acknowledges the evolving and dangerous nature of al Qaeda's influence.

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