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Steve King: “I don't believe that there has been any place or any time in history that--I won't declare them to be, let's say…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2009
I don't believe that there has been any place or any time in history that--I won't declare them to be, let's say, accused terrorists. I will say they are enemy combatants.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

King refers to detainees at Guantanamo as enemy combatants, not terrorists.

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