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Oliver Thomas: If there are leaders who believe that certain communities are not viable, say that. Don't let these communities and…

On the recordJune 25, 2006
If there are leaders who believe that certain communities are not viable, say that. Don't let these communities and these people waste their time talking about rebuilding and coming back home. That would be extremely unfair.
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Oliver Thomas

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Oliver Thomas criticizes leaders for not being transparent about the viability of certain communities in the rebuilding process.

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