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WH: Al Qaeda threatened by outreach

 

Published 6/3/2009 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

From NBC’s Scott FosterRIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA -- White House officials are claiming the bin Laden message aired today on Al Jazeera is proof al Qaeda feels threatened by the President's outreach to the Muslim world. A senior administration official noted yesterday's release of a Zawahiri tape, along with today's new tape, explaining, "You wouldn't see two videos this close together if they thought this was going well."...( read more ) (link)

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