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George W. Bush: “Al-Qaida is not a state party to the Geneva Convention; it is a foreign terrorist group.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2002
Al-Qaida is not a state party to the Geneva Convention; it is a foreign terrorist group.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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