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Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “We cannot draw a line and say we are not going to work with you on terrorism because of human rights violations.”

On the recordMay 9, 2016
We cannot draw a line and say we are not going to work with you on terrorism because of human rights violations.
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Thomas-Greenfield discusses balancing counterterrorism efforts with human rights concerns.

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