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Joe Lieberman: “I think we would be derelict and disloyal to our own national values if we did not find better ways, overt and covert…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2015
I think we would be derelict and disloyal to our own national values if we did not find better ways, overt and covert, to support democratic opposition to the dictatorial regime in Tehran.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman emphasizes the need to support Iranian democratic opposition.

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