[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10740]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       WORLD AWAITING RESULTS OF IRANIAN TRIAL OF JEWISH HOSTAGES

  (Mr. WEINER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Speaker, today the world awaits the result of the 
show trial of 13 Jewish hostages in Iran. They have been held for over 
a year simply because they are Jewish. Without evidence, without a 
chance to confront their accusers, without lawyers of their own 
choosing, these 13 hostages have been subjected to a kangaroo court.
  But Iran's new so-called moderate government is also on trial here. 
If Iran does not free these hostages, and soon, it should be a clear 
sign that that country has not changed its stripes.
  Our response? Well, we should offer no more favorable trade 
agreements, such as the ones we did for rugs and pistachios recently. 
We should offer no more IMF or World Bank loans.
  The fate of these 13 Iranian Jewish hostages should be our litmus 
test of Iran's new-found moderation. The world, Mr. Speaker, is 
watching.

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