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2022extremismForeign PolicyGlobal SecurityIslamismRamadanRevengeterrorismThe WeeklyViolence “Fast and Furious 2022: Fasting, but less furious “You Weren’t Anyone’s Friend.” – Dominic Toretto, Fast and Furious “If you injure your neighbor,…David WestonMay 3, 2022
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