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Al Qaeda Has Us in Its Gun Sights
We don’t know yet who terrorized Times Square this weekend. But a flurry of plots aimed at U.S. targets is a stark reminder that al Qaeda still badly wants to attack the United States.
Bruce Riedel
Published
May 2 2010
7:03PM EDT
Brendan McDermid / Reuters
Bruce Riedel
briedel@brookings.edu
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