Political Quotes

“9 years ago the eyes of the world were on Sarajevo, celebrating the human spirit at its very best--young people from all over the world competing in sport. Today, the eyes of the world are again on Sarajevo, but not in celebration of the winter Olympics. Today, they play only very deadly games in Sarajevo. But they are not games. They are atrocities. Thousands of innocent men, women and children have died. They die of starvation, sniper fire, in random artillery attacks and of horrible torture. Last week's mortar attack on a crowded market which killed 68 people and injured hundred others, is just the latest and most widely publicized atrocity. Sadly, many more innocent people die everyday--but their cries are never heard. Some of my colleagues have taken to the floor to compare this tragedy to the movie ``Schindler's List''. It is time, my colleagues, that we put the people of Bosnia on America's list.”