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Robert Torricelli: “I hope our colleagues understand this. When we talk about Fidel Castro's dictatorship today, this isn't some old…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2001
I hope our colleagues understand this. When we talk about Fidel Castro's dictatorship today, this isn't some old, unsettled grudge. This is a continuing security problem. Ninety miles off our shore we have now established there are fugitives from American justice, including people who have hijacked airplanes and committed murder. There are now established bases for terrorist organizations on an ongoing basis, and an international concern for bioterrorism--not 40 years ago, not 30 years ago, right now, while the United States is engaged in a war against terrorism.
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Robert Torricelli
New Jersey

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Addressing the ongoing security issues posed by Fidel Castro's regime.

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