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On the recordJuly 30, 2013
Our goal thus should be to do whatever is in our power, mainly privately and without antagonizing, to ensure that a complete and honest debate takes place in Turkey.
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Robert Wexler
Florida

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Wexler emphasizes the importance of private support for democratic debate in Turkey.

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