On the recordApril 13, 2010
We are not fighting crime. We are not fighting the Mafia. We are fighting an international, sometimes unorganized, organization called al Qaeda who is bent on our destruction.
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congress.govLindsey Graham: “We are not fighting crime. We are not fighting the Mafia. We are fighting an international, sometimes unorganized…”
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Graham emphasizes the difference between fighting crime and combating terrorism.
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