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Trent Franks: “Torture is something that those who are perpetrators and those who are observers are completely shamed by it and the…”

On the recordApril 13, 2016
Torture is something that those who are perpetrators and those who are observers are completely shamed by it and the more that you are able to express it in open terms, the more that there are people out there that you will never see that will be spared that tragedy.
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Trent Franks
Arizona

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Franks discusses the impact of openly addressing torture on potential victims.

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