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Hillary Clinton: It is a phony referendum, and it's going to be used by Assad to justify what he's doing to other Syrian citizens.

On the recordFebruary 26, 2012
It is a phony referendum, and it's going to be used by Assad to justify what he's doing to other Syrian citizens.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Hillary Clinton criticizes the Syrian government's referendum as a deceptive tactic to legitimize its actions against citizens.

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