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Things You’d Love To Hear On NPR News, But Know You Never Will

ANCHOR: “There are some who say the death of Al-Zarquawi isn’t that important, given that he was at the head of an asymmetric worldwide terror organization. How important was his death, really?”

EXPERT: “While it is true that asymmetric terror organizations are built to survive, on the other hand, if you’re talking about the history of a putative “caliphate“, the death of the “caliph” might be considered an, I dunno, setback or something…”


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2 responses to “Things You’d Love To Hear On NPR News, But Know You Never Will”

  1. Greg Avatar
    Greg

    NPR/MPR is a complete loss. I listened to them for thirty years, starting forty years ago.

  2. bikebubba Avatar
    bikebubba

    Another thing I’d love to hear: “While terrorist organizations are designed not to rely on one person, the death of key leaders still is a deterrent to becoming a terrorist, or especially to becoming a key terrorist leader.”

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