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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
Osama bin Laden’s Death Weakens al-Qaeda in Arab World
May 2, 2011 12:58 pm (EST)
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Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, says that bin Laden’s death helps the drive for democracy in the Middle East and weakens the influence of al-Qaeda in the Arab world.
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