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Richard Shelby: Isn't that a dicey thing to do? Do you know of any community in the United States of America that would welcome…

On the recordApril 22, 2009
Isn't that a dicey thing to do? Do you know of any community in the United States of America that would welcome terrorists, former terrorists, would-be terrorists, people trained as terrorists that have been incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay?
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby questions the safety of releasing detainees into U.S. communities.

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