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On the recordOctober 26, 2011
He spent all of his time saying this is the reason they are treated the way they are, because you, United States, have designated them as a foreign terrorist organization.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Poe discusses Maliki's view on the U.S. designation of the MEK affecting treatment of Camp Ashraf residents.

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