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Dec 2019
20m 38s

Diplomats for Sale: Part 4

Al Jazeera
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A businessman, $450,000 and a promise. It all comes together in Part 4, but dealing Diplomatic passports would end up sending shock waves across the political spectrum in Dominica. It started with a single call. And then a snap general election is announced. 

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