and enforcement of the prohibitions against using human shields, terrorist organizations will likely continue to engage in such criminal exploitation of civilians during armed conflicts. 3. Statement of policy It shall be the policy of the United States to— (1) officially and publicly condemn terrorist organizations and others that violate the international law of armed conflict by exploiting civilians, other persons specially protected by international law, or specially protected property, in order to impede attack on or otherwise shield lawful targets from attack, deliberately cause injury or death to civilians or other specially protected persons, or destroy specially protected property