question them<\/a>.<\/p>\nExpect confessions, followed by summary beheadings, as has happened with previous apprehended terrorists with connections to attacks on US citizens and installations. Whatever other information they may have will go with them to their graves.<\/p>\n
Yeah. Some allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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