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June 4, 2012

America's Maritime Hypocrisy

Mark Valencia, Japan Times

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It was quite a scene in the U.S. Senate on May 23 as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, all testified before the Foreign Relations Committee.

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TAGGED: Law of the Sea Treaty, United States Navy, United States

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