He continues to evade the question as to whether the photo is of him.

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As Rick Richman at Commentary's blog noted, Crowley repeatedly tried to evade answering the question.

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But their ability to work together and fight, should Ansar Dine militants somehow evade the Franco-Malian advance, is very much in question.

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