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Article: Statement on United Nations Security Council Action Against International Terrorism and the Taliban.(Brief Article)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- October 25, 1999
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October 15, 1999
I applaud the U.N. Security Council for taking a strong stand against international terrorism today and demanding that the Taliban stop harboring Usama bin Ladin. The Security Council's resolution, which passed by a unanimous vote, will result in economic sanctions being placed on the Taliban if they do not deliver bin Ladin within 30 'days to a country where he can be brought to justice.
The Security Council's action demonstrates the international community's understanding of the threat posed by bin Ladin and his network of terrorists. Despite the condemnation of scores of countries after the 1998 bombing of our Embassies in Kenya and ...