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Tom Lantos: “we have been flooded with words of condolence, but the time now is for action. I call on the Taliban to hand over to us…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2001
we have been flooded with words of condolence, but the time now is for action. I call on the Taliban to hand over to us Osama bin Laden, if not for this act, for his previous acts of terrorism. I call on Iran to stop supporting Hezbollah. I call on Syria to close the headquarters of the various terrorist organizations in Damascus. I call on Yasser Arafat to arrest all terrorists, suicide bombers, and plotters of mass murder. I call on Europe to join us in our policy vis-a-vis Iran and Libya, and stop providing aid and assistance to them. I call on Russia, China, and North Korea to stop selling technology and weapons of mass destruction to countries that support terrorism. Yesterday, the United States of America lost its innocence, but it gained a new will to eradicate the evil of terrorism from this globe.
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Addressing the need for action against terrorism following the September 11 attacks.

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