Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I was appalled and outraged to learn yesterday that the genocidal government of Khartoum has hired a lobbyist to represent its interests here in Washington. On December 10, a publication called ``Africa Intelligence'' reported that the Sudanese Government has put a lobbyist on retainer with the express purpose of trying ``to lift American sanctions against it.'' The article further reported that the law office of Bart S. Fisher would be paid $20,000 a month plus expenses to represent this genocidal government, a government which literally has blood on its hands. I don't know how Mr. Fisher sleeps at night. Considering the follow: Sudan's president, Omar Hassan Bashir, is an internationally indicted war criminal. Bashir is accused by the International Criminal Court of five counts of crimes against humanity--including murder, rape, torture, and extermination--and two counts of war crimes. But Khartoum's crimes are not simply a thing of the past.…”