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Patrick Leahy: “Now, are you telling me that tens of millions of Americans are involved with al Qaeda? If that's the case, we've really…”

On the recordMay 10, 2006
Now, are you telling me that tens of millions of Americans are involved with al Qaeda? If that's the case, we've really failed in any kind of a war on terror.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Questioning the implications of the NSA's surveillance program.

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