Vermont Public Radio: landmines
VPR's Bob Kinzel talks with Senator Patrick Leahy and the head of the Vietnam Veterans of Americal Foundation about efforts to persuade President Obama to sign an international treaty to ban landmines.
Senator Patrick Leahy is stepping up his efforts to persuade President Obama to sign an international treaty to ban the production and use of landmines. Leahy says it would help re-establish the country's moral standing throughout the world.
Speaking on the Senate floor, Leahy said he's disappointed that the administration has decided not to join an international treaty to ban the use of land mines.