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Jack Cloonan, former FBI special agent for Bin Laden Unit (1996-2002)

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Jack Cloonan, former FBI special agent for Bin Laden Unit (1996-2002) gives his assessement on the potency of Al Qaeda in North Africa and especially in Libya. According to him, Muammar Gaddafi is trying to justify why he has turned weapons on his own people. Saying that the revolt is driven by Al Qaeda is overstated.

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