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Chris Smith: Without the international support for the peaceful opposition in Cuba, the Castro brothers will continue to repress…

On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
Without the international support for the peaceful opposition in Cuba, the Castro brothers will continue to repress their people, and they will end up massacring them, just like it is happening today with the people of Syria.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith warns of repression in Cuba without international support.

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