National Journal
by Michael Hirsh
April 23, 2012

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It is no longer the case, in other words, that every Islamist is seen as a potential accessory to terrorists. "The war on terror is over," one senior State Department official who works on Mideast issues told me. "Now that we have killed most of al Qaida, now that people have come to see legitimate means of expression, people who once might have gone into al Qaida see an opportunity for a legitimate Islamism."

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http://www.nationaljournal.com/blogs/dec...e-islamists--23

May 20, 2012