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George W. Bush: “The terrorists want to return to the days of torture chambers and mass graves.”

On the recordAugust 18, 2003
The terrorists want to return to the days of torture chambers and mass graves.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Crawford on the Bombing of the United Nations Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq

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