Barack Obama: “you cannot have a real dialogue when parts of the peaceful opposition…”

On the recordMay 18, 2011

you cannot have a real dialogue when parts of the peaceful opposition are in jail.

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Obama highlights the importance of freeing jailed opposition for genuine dialogue.

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Barack Obama: “you cannot have a real dialogue when parts of the peaceful opposition are in jail.”