More here: http://ow.ly/nEPsO AEI senior analyst Katherine Zimmerman discusses the recent al Qaeda threats that have sparked the unprecedented temporary closure of American embassies throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) may be in the final stages of preparing an attack on American interests in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region on August 7, 2013.

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Al-Qaeda's critical threat

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