1.   For too long the United Nations has been weak on terrorism due to concern over offending nations that consider some terrorists as freedom fighters.

2.   Moreover, Africa had no trouble mustering an angry consensus when the offending nation was South Africa.

3.   President Clinton has joined Congress in threatening to impose huge penalties against foreign companies doing business with either offending nation.

4.   So, the offending nation would have to change its laws or face restrictions on exports to the country that has been damaged.

5.   Each year, special human rights investigators report their findings to delegates, who then single out some offending nations for criticism.

6.   Special human rights investigators will report on their findings and some offending nations will be singled out for criticism.

7.   The legislation being considered would enable U.S. terrorism victims to collect on court-ordered judgments by allowing them access to blocked assets of the offending nation.

8.   Instead, Tamas Ajan, IWF general secretary, said he had spoken severely with officials from the four offending nations.