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Gregory Meeks: I believe that the use of chemical weapons by the Assad region is indeed a flagrant violation of international norms…

On the recordSeptember 3, 2013
I believe that the use of chemical weapons by the Assad region is indeed a flagrant violation of international norms against the use of such weapons.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks condemns Assad's use of chemical weapons as a serious violation of international standards.

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