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Kirsten Gillibrand: “What can or should DOD do to preempt the growth and spread of al Qaeda and its adherents and affiliates?”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2013
What can or should DOD do to preempt the growth and spread of al Qaeda and its adherents and affiliates?
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand questions DOD's proactive measures against al Qaeda's growth.

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