State Department spokesperson Ned Price... not Burns. He was the one quoted.
He doesn’t say what he hasn’t been told , directed to say. What does “gay” have to do here?
The Epoch Times
UN Identifies New al-Qaeda Leader in Iran
https://www.theepochtimes.com/un-identifies-new-al-qaeda-leader-in-iran_5059177.html
“Ned Price”...
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I haven’t checked his DNA. Does it matter about ISLAMISTS Iran/Qaeda?