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Eliot Engel: “There is absolutely no excuse for a statement by Secretary General Insulza supporting the Nicaraguan dictator Daniel…”

On the recordDecember 14, 2011
There is absolutely no excuse for a statement by Secretary General Insulza supporting the Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega's shame election as a 'step forward--step toward--step forward for democracy.'
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel criticizes Insulza's support for Ortega's election, calling it undemocratic.

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