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Barack Obama: “I am confident that as the national police are trained, as the coordination between the military and local officials is…”

On the recordAugust 9, 2009
I am confident that as the national police are trained, as the coordination between the military and local officials is improved there is going to be increased transparency and accountability and that human rights will be observed.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama defends the training of national police and coordination with military to ensure human rights are observed in Mexico.

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