a "credible alternative"

[Jonathan Lighter]

CNN reports a U.S. government official's claim (or recommendation) that
ISIS is now "a credible alternative to al-Qaeda."

So if al-Qaeda doesn't work for you anymore, or if it's gotten too pricey,
you can switch. That's democracy for you.

JL

-- 
"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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