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On the recordApril 11, 2011
Mr. Reid, although AQAP primarily targeted western interests in Yemen, its attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner in 2009 and the failed October 2010 parcel plot indicates that it has international aspirations.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn discusses AQAP's international threats following specific bombing attempts.

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