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Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
MINUTES. >> I'LL BE JOINED MOMENTARILY BY MY FRIEND AND RANKING MEMBER SENATOR ISAKSON FROM GEORGIA. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMITTEE AND...
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| 00:06:14 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
CALLING THIS HEARING WHAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT AND PRESSING ISSUE IN WEST AFRICA. WHERE YOU AND I TRAVELED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO IN THE AREA ...
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| 00:09:25 |
Carson, Johnnie - Assistant Secretary
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC RECOVERY. MALI'S FIRST CHALLENGE IS THE RESTORATION OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE. THE FRAMEWORK...
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| 00:25:09 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
YOU. I WAS JUST SAYING -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR VERY ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT. WE'RE...
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| 00:25:41 |
Gast, Earl - Administrator
I'LL USE MY TIME TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE SITUATION AND HOW IT'S AFFECTED OUR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND OUTLINING THE FACTORS. THE U.N. REPORTS 4.6 MILLION...
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| 00:32:13 |
Dory, Amanda - Deputy Assistant Secretary
YOU. GOOD MORNING. I ADD MY THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE OVERLAPPING CHALLENGES IN MALI AND THE BROADER REGION THIS MORNING AND HOW...
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| 00:37:33 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THREE OF YOU SPOKE TO THE INTERRELATED AND COMPLEX CHALLENGES ON THE PATH TOWARDS RESTORING DEMOCRACY DEALING WITH HUMANITARIAN ISSUES, ADDRESSING HISTORIC...
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| 00:38:44 |
Carson, Johnnie - Assistant Secretary
SECURITY RESOLUTION WITHOUT AN ELECTION? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, A VERY GOOD QUESTION. WE HAVE SAID THAT THESE FOUR CHALLENGES MUST BE HANDLED SIMULTANEOUSLY...
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| 00:48:13 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU MISS TORREY FOUR TESTIMONY. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU WHICH I UNDER MAY HAVE, MAYBE -- I NEED TO RECEIVE THE ANSWER...
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| 00:48:47 |
Dory, Amanda - Deputy Assistant Secretary
ULTIMATELY THE DEATH OF CHRIS STEVENS? >> I THINK IN THIS SETTING WE CAN SAY AQIM PLAYED A ROLE, AND THE INVESTIGATIONS ARE STILL UNDER WAY PRECISELY...
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| 00:51:56 |
Gast, Earl - Administrator
DISRUPTED FROM GETTING HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE PEOPLE IN MALI? >> THERE WAS A PERIOD WHERE NO HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE WAS BEING DELIVERED. SINCE THEN,...
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| 00:53:28 |
Carson, Johnnie - Assistant Secretary
YES, SIR. BY APRIL OR AS SOON AS TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE. >> I JUST ASK THIS QUESTION AND GET YOU TO JUST OPINE ON IT. IT'S NOT REALLY A SPECIFIC QUESTION....
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| 00:57:11 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
ROUND OF QUESTIONS. FIRST, IF I MIGHT, TO DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY DORY, WHAT IS THE FEASIBILITY OF PLANS TO TRAIN AND RESTRUCTURE AND EQUIP A FORCE...
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| 00:57:53 |
Dory, Amanda - Deputy Assistant Secretary
OR EQUIPPING OR SUPPORTING THE MALIAN FORCES RATHER THAN THROUGH REGIONAL PARTNERS? >> IN TERMS OF FEASIBILITY, I THINK THAT'S THE KEY DIMENSION IN...
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| 01:00:58 |
Gast, Earl - Administrator
QUESTION. I WOULD SAY IN THE BEST OF TIMES MALI IS A COUNTRY IN CRISIS. AND WHEN ONE LOOKS AT THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX, MALI IS A COUNTRY THAT RANKS...
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| 01:05:51 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
AFESMA PLANNING PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. SENATOR ISAKSON? >> I REALLY JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. MS. DORY, IF AS JOHNNIE CARSON SAID OR SECRETARY CARSON...
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| 01:06:41 |
Dory, Amanda - Deputy Assistant Secretary
SUNOGO AS AN OFFICER IS CERTAINLY CAPABLE IN TERMS OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT HE'S ALREADY CAUSED OF CREATING A DIFFICULT CONDITION BY MOBILIZING OTHERS ...
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| 01:07:18 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
FOUR-MEMBER SECOND PANEL. SENATOR ISAKSON AND I BOTH ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT, INTERESTED IN THIS AND WILL FOLLOW UP WITH EACH OF YOU PERHAPS WITH...
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| 01:13:05 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
SHORT OR MEDIUM TERM MAY ONLY SERVE TO EMBOLDEN THE EXTREMISTS ALLOWING THEM TIME TO REINFORCE THEIR PRESENCE IN THE NORTH. SUCH DECLARATIONS ALSO EXACERBATE...
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| 01:13:55 |
Fomunyoh, Chris - Director
NINE MONTHS AFTER THE MARCH 2012 MILITARY COUP, THE FALSE EXCITEMENT ABOUT DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE COUP HAS NOW BEEN SUPERSEDED...
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| 01:19:55 |
Dufka, Corrine - Team Leader
MUSLIM. AND IN OCTOBER, EIGHT TAUREG HERDERS WERE EXECUTED. AGAIN THERE'S BEEN NO MEANINGFUL EFFORT TO INVESTIGATE MUCH LESS HOLD ACCOUNTABLE THE IMPLICATED...
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| 01:28:44 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THE TIME AND BEING QUITE PATIENT IN JOINING WITH THE SIX OTHER WITNESSES WE'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM. I'M LIKE TO INVITE YOUR TESTIMONY NOW. >>
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Akuetteh, Niikwao - Director
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR INVITING ME TO TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE. EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE NORTH. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND MAY BE THE EXPECTED PART...
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| 01:33:38 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
ELECTION TO HAVE A LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT WHO CAN IMPLEMENT THE OUTCOME OF THE NEGOTIATIONS AND SO ON. SO THE RECOMMENDATIONS I CAN SUGGEST TO THE U.S....
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| 01:34:03 |
Mahmoud, Mohamed Quid - Vice President
EXISTING LEADERS TO PASS DOWN ELECTIONS. A SOLUTION TO GET THE NORTH BACK. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO SUPPORT AND TAKE MOVEMENT AGAINST THE MLA AND...
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| 01:39:58 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
FUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY. ONE OF THE TAKEAWAYS FOR US IS ELECTIONS EVEN WHEN HELD REGULARLY DO NOT NECESSARILY AN EFFECTIVE DEMOCRACY MAKE. SO EVEN IF...
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| 01:41:22 |
Mahmoud, Mohamed Quid - Vice President
OBSERVATION. BY ADDING CONTAGION AS A FIFTH CONCERN IN MALI AND IT MAY BE REALLY THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BECAUSE IF THIS...
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| 01:42:13 |
Akuetteh, Niikwao - Director
QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD OF ANY OF OUR WITNESSES AND FOR US TO THEN TAKE SOME ACTIONS GOING FORWARD. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT EFFORTS THAT MADE...
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