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Article: Statement on organized crime in the United States and Italy. (Pres. Bill Clinton) (Transcript)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- December 20, 1993
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December 12, 1993
In the ongoing struggle against the Mafia and other international crime syndicates, the United States renews its pledge of solidarity with and support for the Government and people of Italy. Organized crime is a scourge that has exacted a terrible toll in both our nations, a toll in lives ravaged by narcotics, brutalized by violence, destroyed by murder.
The Government of the United States, like the Government of Italy, is committed to fighting back, to reclaiming our streets, and to punishing those whose criminal conduct tears at the fabric of our societies and threatens the lives of our citizens. Accordingly, I am directing the Department ...