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Walter B. Jones: “I am offended on behalf of our men and women in uniform by the way that the POWs have been treated. It is unacceptable.…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2003
I am offended on behalf of our men and women in uniform by the way that the POWs have been treated. It is unacceptable. I want to take my limited time by making a point on a part of this resolution that joins the President in warning all Iraqi authorities that any individual who mistreats any prisoner of war in violation of the convention shall be considered a war criminal and shall be prosecuted as such to the full extent of United States and international law. I know the agony that our POWs are going through in the hands of the Iraqis, and I want the Iraqis to know that we are not going to allow mistreatments in violation of the Geneva Convention.
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina
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Addressing the treatment of POWs and the need for accountability during a resolution discussion.

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