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John Tierney: Shame on us. Shame on us, because there is an option: You tell Mr. Karzai that everything stops unless he stops this…

On the recordMarch 28, 2012
Shame on us. Shame on us, because there is an option: You tell Mr. Karzai that everything stops unless he stops this sort of thing.
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John Tierney
Massachusetts

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Tierney criticizes the Afghan government's profit demands on contracts.

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