[Cincinatus' Wife]

And this, in the face of indisputable facts [it is (was) no secret] that “al-Qaeda” — in all its Islamic terrorist manifestations under that umbrella name — are training, spreading out and building strength; much of it due to “Arab Spring.”

[TigersEye]

And this, in the face of indisputable facts [it is (was) no secret] that “al-Qaeda” — in all its Islamic terrorist manifestations under that umbrella name — are training, spreading out and building strength; much of it due to “Arab Spring.”

Indeed.

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