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Paul Wolfowitz: “Antiterrorism is an Orwellian phrase. It, in fact, was a terrorist unit that specialized in hijackings, assassinations…”

On the recordApril 22, 2004
Antiterrorism is an Orwellian phrase. It, in fact, was a terrorist unit that specialized in hijackings, assassinations and explosives.
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Paul Wolfowitz

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Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz critiques the terminology used to describe certain military units associated with Saddam Hussein.

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