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On the recordOctober 12, 2011
I would simply suggest that this is a movie we have seen in a different decade wearing different uniforms but has all the markings of Kristallnacht in Farsi.
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Mark Kirk
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Kirk compares Iran's actions to historical persecution, emphasizing urgency.

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