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Chris Smith: I find it extremely offensive that the head American representative in the country apparently did not consider it…

On the recordJune 5, 2012
I find it extremely offensive that the head American representative in the country apparently did not consider it inappropriate to publicly celebrate when an innocent U.S. citizen is being held in a notorious prison in the same country.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Smith criticizes U.S. representation in Bolivia during a citizen's imprisonment.

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