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Robert C. Byrd: “I hope that each nation will mete out swift, severe, and certain justice to those who threaten or commit acts of…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 1977
I hope that each nation will mete out swift, severe, and certain justice to those who threaten or commit acts of terrorism. Moreover, I hope that all temptations by journalists and other writers to lend glamour to terrorists will cease.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jan 14, 1977

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Urging international action and agreements against terrorism.

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