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@ Brookings Podcast: Holbrooke on Fighting Terrorism

January 8, 2010

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.