Al Qaeda Targets India

Sep. 04, 2014

Al Qaeda is looking for new recruits. Not to be upstaged by that other Islamic jihadi group, ISIS, Al Qaeda’s leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, put out a video last night announcing a new branch of the terrorist organization in India.

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Guest:

Christine Fair - Georgetown University - @CChristineFair

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Andrew Walsh, Christian Bordal, Matt Holzman, Jolie Myers, Anna Scott

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