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Friday, September 05, 2014
It is official: Economist--like the New York Times--refers to Al-Qa`idah as "less extreme" now
"Less extreme Sunni rebels pushed IS out of several towns at the start of the year." Those "less extreme Sunni rebels" are fighters for Al-Qa`idah in Syria (Nusrah Front). Please enjoy your moderate Syrian rebels.