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Eric Holder: The inability to--to have people from Islamic countries leave and then cut short that interaction that they might have…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
The inability to--to have people from Islamic countries leave and then cut short that interaction that they might have with our military, is really something that, over the long term, could harm the interests of our Nation.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Holder warns that moving detainees could damage U.S. military relationships with Islamic countries.

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