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Ted Poe: Unfortunately, the State Department did not want to designate Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization until 14…

On the recordMay 20, 2014
Unfortunately, the State Department did not want to designate Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization until 14 months after the FBI and other government organizations made their plea to designate the group.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Ted Poe criticizes the delay in designating Boko Haram as a terrorist organization.

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