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On the recordMarch 7, 2012
So if we captured somebody involved in a cyber attack that was affiliated with al Qaeda, they would be treated differently than a common criminal.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham discusses the legal treatment of cyber attackers linked to terrorism.

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