Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. nationwide there are an estimated 400.000 torture survivors. most of whom came to the United States as refugees. Worldwide. it is impossible to count the numbers. As witnesses have repeatedly testified before our committee and before the Congress. the paralyzing scars from the physical and psychological wounds of torture can remain for years. Torture impacts not only the individual victim but their families and society as well. Yesterday. the first witnesses testified in the trial of Saddam Hussein. Demonstrating heroic courage. they described torture on a scale that is almost beyond belief and which Is simply too grisly to be repeated here.
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