To abandon this area now -- and to rely only on efforts against al Qaeda from a distance -- would significantly hamper our ability to keep the pressure on al Qaeda, and create an unacceptable risk of additional attacks on our homeland and our allies.

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After collecting information and data from a variety of additional sources, the Working Group has now concentrated its efforts on several well-defined focus areas.

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