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And incoming House Intelligence Committee chairman Silvestre Reyes had some problems answering questions about Middle East terrorism during an interview with Congressional Quarterly national security editor Jeff Stein. When Reyes — who has been on the committee since 2001 — was asked whether Al Qaeda was made up of Sunni Muslims — or Shiites — Reyes said "predominantly Shiite" — which Stein points out is exactly wrong — Al Qaeda is militantly Sunni.
Reyes also couldn't answer the same question regarding Hezbollah, saying, "it's not like the Hatfields and the McCoys. It's a heck of a lot more complex. It's hard to keep things in perspective and in the categories." Hezbollah is a radical Shiite organization formed in 1982.
And incoming House Intelligence Committee chairman Silvestre Reyes had some problems answering questions about Middle East terrorism during an interview with Congressional Quarterly national security editor Jeff Stein. When Reyes — who has been on the committee since 2001 — was asked whether Al Qaeda was made up of Sunni Muslims — or Shiites — Reyes said "predominantly Shiite" — which Stein points out is exactly wrong — Al Qaeda is militantly Sunni.
Reyes also couldn't answer the same question regarding Hezbollah, saying, "it's not like the Hatfields and the McCoys. It's a heck of a lot more complex. It's hard to keep things in perspective and in the categories." Hezbollah is a radical Shiite organization formed in 1982.
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