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Andy Levin: “I shudder to think that it is in part because of our government's refusal to recognize this fact that the Tatmadaw…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 2022
I shudder to think that it is in part because of our government's refusal to recognize this fact that the Tatmadaw continue to act with impunity and their brazenness grows by the day.
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Andy Levin
Michigan

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Levin warns that ignoring genocide allows Burmese military to operate without consequences.

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