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John Kerry: “I am sorry to say that if a foreign warlord who engaged in mass rape found safe haven in our country today, he would…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2009
I am sorry to say that if a foreign warlord who engaged in mass rape found safe haven in our country today, he would probably be beyond the reach of our laws.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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John F. Kerry highlights legal gaps in prosecuting foreign war criminals in the U.S.

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