Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970144635

Entire vilages are razed by napalm or engulfed in chemical clouds. But perhaps the most insidious weapons being employed to terrorize the civilian population are socalled butterfly bombs that explode when touched. These are small. plastic explosive devices. which are often left on the ground disguised as household items or toys. Natually curious children are the most frequent victims of these devices. as the number of limbless or disfigured children in refugee hospitals graphically indicates. The valor of the Afghan resistance against this terror was brought home to me by the testimony of a young girl before the Committee on Foreign Affairs last July. This teenager.
Keywords matched
refugee

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Victim Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES LEACH
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IA
Gender
M
Date
1982-03-04
Speech ID
970144635
Paragraph
#0
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