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Joe Lieberman: “I understand that, and it's, I believe, been publicly acknowledged, that the State Department at least has opened up…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
I understand that, and it's, I believe, been publicly acknowledged, that the State Department at least has opened up channels of communications with the Temporary National Council or provisional anti-Gaddafi Government, which is headquartered in Benghazi.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman discusses U.S. communication with anti-Gaddafi forces in Libya.

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