These numbers. however horrific. tell only part of the story. They cannot express the pain of a family torn apart by bloodthirsty paramilitary policemen or the pain of a young woman gangraped by Serb soldiers. They do not express the tears of a young child who spends each day wandering between the tents of a Macedonian refugee camp searching for his or her missing parents. They do not describe the pain. both physical and psychological. the victims of torture feel each day. Many members of Congress. myself included. have traveled to the region and visited the refugee camps. We have seen the pain in the eyes of the refugees fortunate enough to have made it out of the killing fields of Kosovo. Mr. President. the look in the eyes of these refugees defies description. The ongoing genocide in Kosovo is antithetical to the most basic principles on which the United States stands. By acting to preserve the fundamental rights of Kosovar Albanians. the United States is reaffirming our belief that all people are endowed with certain inalienable rights. including the rights to life. liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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