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George H.W. Bush: “It is wrong to be holding people against their will in contravention of all international law.”

On the recordOctober 22, 1990
It is wrong to be holding people against their will in contravention of all international law.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Exchange With Reporters Following a Fundraising Reception for Congressional Candidate Gary Franks in Waterbury, Connecticut

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