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Amory Houghton: “This bill, H.R. 2722, gives the administration the authority to ban the import of these diamonds. This would go a long…”

On the recordNovember 27, 2001
This bill, H.R. 2722, gives the administration the authority to ban the import of these diamonds. This would go a long way to help end the international traffic of blood diamonds which are responsible for really three things: first of all, strong rebel activity in Africa, primarily Sierra Leone, Angola, and the Congo; secondly, horrendous human rights atrocities in these countries; and third, also, funding of terrorists and other illegal activities, such as the al-Qaeda terror network.
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Amory Houghton
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of H.R. 2722 regarding the trade of conflict diamonds.

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