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Robert C. Byrd: “I do not endorse the behavior of the Sandinista government. The Sandinistas are putting together a Marxist-Leninist…”

On the recordAugust 12, 1986
I do not endorse the behavior of the Sandinista government. The Sandinistas are putting together a Marxist-Leninist state incorporating Stalinistic internal tactics.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Aug 12, 1986

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Speaking against a military aid request for Nicaragua.

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