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Andrea Joy Campbell: As one example, let me put on the record I believe that our country should, at least, have assisted African countries in…

On the recordMarch 11, 1999
As one example, let me put on the record I believe that our country should, at least, have assisted African countries in an effort to end the genocide in Rwanda, but we turned our back to our shame, and, to their shame, so did the rest of the world.
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Andrea Joy Campbell
Massachusetts

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Addressing the U.S. response to the genocide in Rwanda.

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