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Barr defends Soleimani killing: ‘He was the head of a terrorist organization’

By Jerry Dunleavy
Published January 13, 2020 8:33pm ET
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Barr defends Soleimani killing: ‘He was the head of a terrorist organization’
Attorney General Barr William Barr speaks at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Criminal Coordination Conference, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at the SEC in Washington. | AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Attorney General William Barr defended President Trump’s decision earlier this month to carry out an airstrike against Iran’s terror chief, Qassem Soleimani.

“It was not a close call,” he said Monday during a press conference.

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