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    Holbrooke Testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee

    Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, the President's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan described his mission in stark terms. Evoking the attacks of September 11, he testified that terrorists “camped out” in Pakistan have pledged further violence against the US and other countries.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, the President's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan described his mission in stark terms. Evoking the attacks of September 11, he testified that terrorists “camped out” in Pakistan have pledged further violence against the US and other countries. Spencer Ackerman is senior reporter covering national security for the Washington Independent.

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      Warren Olney

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Spencer Ackerman

      Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author of “Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump”

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Papal Visit: Religion and Politics in the Middle East
    1. 0:00Holbrooke Testifies before Senate Foreign Relations CommitteeYou’re reading this
    2. 7:04The Papal Visit: Religion and Politics in the Middle East
    3. 42:21Space Shuttle's Risky Mission to Fix Hubble Telescope
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