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Bob Corker: “I just traveled, not 3 months ago or so, through northern Africa to see what is happening with the nodes, if you will…”

On the recordMay 6, 2013
I just traveled, not 3 months ago or so, through northern Africa to see what is happening with the nodes, if you will, of al-Qaeda that have now splintered off, and the effect that it is going to have on North Africa as well as the role that it is going to play as it relates to world stability.
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

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Corker emphasizes the threat of al-Qaeda in North Africa and its global implications.

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