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Eric Holder: “What we decide to do in dealing with these terrorists says more about us than it does about them.”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
What we decide to do in dealing with these terrorists says more about us than it does about them.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Holder emphasizes the importance of the U.S. legal system in dealing with terrorism.

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