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On the recordJuly 13, 2010
If we simply say that an organization is a terrorist group or if we simply say it is a front for terrorism, that is not the same thing as saying this group provided the money and means for individuals to attempt to blow up the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Specter argues for clearer communication about terrorist financing.

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