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    1. …in reply to @LizaGoitein
      @LizaGoitein I don't think it is right that the executive branch considers the 01 AUMF to cover ISIS as an "associated force" of Al Qaeda, per your associated forces of associated forces thing, It considers ISIS to *be* Al Qaeda, for purposes of the AUMF. Here's Preston's 2015 ASIL speech:
      oh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their API
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    @LizaGoitein AFAIK, the only group the executive branch considers to be an "associated force" under the 01 AUMF is Al Shabab in Somalia.
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