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@ Brookings Podcast: Holbrooke on Fighting Terrorism

January 8, 2010

Video Podcast “@ Brookings”

Video Podcast “@ Brookings”

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The failed Christmas Day bomber may have trained in Yemen, but the nexus of al Qaeda and global terrorism remains in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In this week’s @ Brookings podcast, Richard C. Holbrooke, special U.S. representative to the region, says strengthening democracy and restoring stability in those two troubled nations is crucial in the global fight against terrorism.