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Lindsey Graham: “We have learned that long-term detention sometimes is the most appropriate way to gather intelligence that would be…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
We have learned that long-term detention sometimes is the most appropriate way to gather intelligence that would be humane.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham argues for the necessity of long-term detention for intelligence gathering.

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