Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

AQAP Member Surrenders

I don’t have much time this morning as I’m late for a meeting, but a press release from the Yemen Embassy as well as numerous stories (all coming from this one) claim that one Saudi member of AQAP, Na’if Dahis Yahya al-Harbi, turned himself in.

More to follow later in the day.

The Past

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Have chronic pain? Changing your beliefs about it can make you feel better

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