Rep.Ellison (D-mn) Thinks The U.S. Should Retrieve Recruits From Somalia Al-Shabaab


	Rep.Ellison (D-mn) Thinks The U.S. Should Retrieve Recruits From Somalia Al-Shabaab

merrie

7-19-2009 12:45 AM

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al qaeda somalian affiliate, al-shabaab, keith ellison, minnesota recruits, somalian community

merrie says:

Rep. Ellison (D-Hajj) Says He's Trying to Ensure Safe Return of Somalis Fighting Alongside al-Shabaab Back to America....

We don't want them unless they're in a casket......

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