What You Need To Know About Al-Qaeda Today

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 7, 2013

With this week's terror alerts bringing al-Qaeda back into the spotlight, Dina Temple-Raston, NPR Counterterrorism and National Security correspondent, discusses the state of the organization, and why Yemen continues to be a hotspot.

Reading List: AQAP, Yemen, and Al-Qaeda Today

PBS Frontline: "Understanding Yemen's Al-Qaeda Threat"
Peter Bergen: "Al-Qaeda's Kinder, Gentler Image"
Brookings: "Al-Qaeda is Back"
Twitter: Yemen Expert Gregory D Johnsen

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