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            <title><![CDATA[Syria: The Arab Spring's Tipping Point]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As unrest continues in Syria, Bruce Riedel explains the complex religious differences within the country and its army. At stake is the future of Syria-and the region.
The future of the revolution in Syria depends on the cohesion of its military. If...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Osama Eulogies: Ayman Zawahiri and al Qaeda Vow Revenge]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Even terrorists get eulogies. Over the past month, al Qaeda's chiefs have openly grieved their leader's death-offering rare, frightening insight into their inner thoughts and plans for revenge. Bruce Riedel on the brewing backlash.
The global...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Al Qaeda's Latest Loss]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The reported death of Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri deals a huge hit to the terror cell, still reeling from bin Laden's killing. Ex-CIA analyst Bruce Riedel on the impact on U.S.-Pakistan relations.
Pakistani sources are reporting the death in a drone...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Al Qaeda-Iran Connection]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the terror cell rebuilds following bin Laden's death, a new cadre from Iran surges to the fore. Ex-CIA analyst Bruce Riedel on the captains vying for control-and the next threats.
As al Qaeda recovers from the SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 29 May 2011 20:36:56 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[America's Menacing Pakistan Problem]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Relations with Islamabad are deterioriating rapidly. Bruce Riedel, who helped craft Obama's AfPak strategy, on the pressure to cut U.S. aid and the danger of an al Qaeda rebound.
America's already deeply troubled relations with Pakistan are likely to...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Afghanistan's Role in Osama bin Laden Raid]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The bin Laden raid showed that the U.S. cannot rely on Pakistan to fight al Qaeda-and a base in Afghanistan is needed, writes Bruce Riedel, who helped shape the Obama team's AfPak policy.  Plus, full coverage of Osama bin Laden's death.
The U.S. raid...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Terrifying Truth About Pakistan]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Unraveling the mystery of who sheltered Osama bin Laden won't be easy. Ex-CIA officer Bruce Riedel on how the army is both at war with al Qaeda and in bed with it.
Plus, Pakistan's PM denies sheltering bin Laden, Hillary gets chopped out of the...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 May 2011 22:59:21 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who Was Hiding bin Laden?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The terror mastermind was finally found in Pakistan's heartland. Who will lead in the post-Arab Spring era? Bruce Riedel on the unanswered questions bin Laden left in his wake. 
Plus, full coverage of bin Laden's death.&nbsp;
Osama bin Laden's death...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The End of Arab Police States?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Yemen's president may soon resign after 32 years in power while Syrian forces kill civilian protesters. Bruce Riedel on the U.S.'s role in the end of an era across the Mideast.
The revolutions that are sweeping across the Arab world this spring have...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pakistan Plays Hardball With U.S.]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[After a public dispute over drone strikes, relations with Washington are on the skids. But if the alliance really goes south, only Al Qaeda wins.
Relations with Washington are on the skids. But if the alliance really goes south, only Al Qaeda...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:14:57 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Al Qaeda Smells Blood]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The unrest in Yemen is giving the terrorist cell a fresh opening. Bruce Riedel on al Qaeda's adaptive strength-and why the world should worry.
As President Ali Abdullah Saleh steadily loses support at home and abroad-including in Washington and...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Syria Could Rattle the Region]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Last time there was a crushed, bloody uprising in Syria, former CIA official Bruce Riedel was there. If this revolt is successful, it will have major effects from Tehran to Washington.
Almost 30 years ago I was in Syria when Hafez al Assad and his...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:24:52 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Al Qaeda's Latest Foothold]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Yemen's president is barely clinging to power. Bruce Riedel on how his fall may only embolden the terrorists on the rise in his backyard.
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh appears to be facing the end, as his generals and diplomats desert him....]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:45:07 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Can Arabs Save Libya?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Arab League decisively voted on Saturday to endorse a no-fly zone over Libya, but U.S. intelligence thinks Gaddafi could win his civil war. Bruce Riedel on the dangers of America getting dragged into a quagmire-and how regional states can...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:53:32 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why the Saudi Royals are Scared]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The House of Saud watches nervously as friends fall and the United States changes its alliances. Bruce Riedel on how money could help them-and why King Abdullah should not be underestimated. Plus, our cheat sheet of the arguments for and against U.S....]]></description>
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