Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Senate Testimony on Yemen

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Greg is testifying before the Senate today, along with several others. Here is the link to get the transcripts, and there is also video. I have been watching it, and Sen. Kerry doesn’t seem to start talking about Yemen until the 25-minute mark. I just spoke with Greg, and he will be blogging about the experience in the next few days. However, as a tease before we get his inside scoop, I am going to not-exactly-live blog the affair. It will be in the comments below.

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