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Al Qaeda has changed shape, but is it weaker?

By Deb Riechmann

Published June 1, 2014 5:33pm ET

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Al Qaeda has changed shape, but is it weaker? — WASHINGTON (AP) — Al-Qaida has decentralized, yet it’s unclear whether the terrorist network is weaker and less likely to launch a Sept. 11-style attack against the United States, as President Barack Obama says, or remains potent despite the deaths of several leaders. Obama said in his foreign policy speech last week that the prime threat […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Al-Qaida has decentralized, yet it’s unclear whether the terrorist network is weaker and less likely to launch a Sept. 11-style attack against the United States, as President Barack Obama says, or remains potent despite the deaths of several leaders.

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