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Jack Reed: “Just for illustration to you as American Senators as to what life and justice are like in Colombia, I would like each…”

On the recordMay 17, 2010
Just for illustration to you as American Senators as to what life and justice are like in Colombia, I would like each member of my cabinet to tell a story that they might have of their own personal kidnapping or the kidnapping of someone in their family.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Jack Reed recalls a Colombian president's illustration of justice through personal kidnapping stories.

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