Political Quotes

“Terrorism, both domestic and international, will regrettably, continue to be a threat to United States citizens and, indeed, to humanity into the millennium. It is the weapon of choice for those nations, entities, and individuals bent on pursuing myriad aims through the cowardly, cold-blooded sacrifice of innocents. In his remarks to the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, President Clinton focused on the reality of terrorism in the world community. "This is a threat," he said, "to all humankind." At the end of this statement, I include excerpts of the President's speech. Terrorism is one of the principal threats to global economic and political stability and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. As such, U.S. foreign and economic policies designed to foster peace and prosperity through stability will be weakened. U.S. policies, citizens and interests continue to be prime targets for international terrorism. The April 1998 Department of State report, "Patterns of Global Terrorism," noted that approximately 33% of all terrorist incidents worldwide were committed against U.S. citizens or property.”