[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 523 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 523

 Strongly denouncing the danger of international terrorism inspired by 
   an apostate vision of Islam, one of the historic religions of the 
                                 world.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2004

 Mr. Rohrabacher submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 
        was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Strongly denouncing the danger of international terrorism inspired by 
   an apostate vision of Islam, one of the historic religions of the 
                                 world.

Whereas Margaret Hassan, a helpless humanitarian aid worker and the Iraqi head 
        of CARE International's Iraq operations, was brutally murdered while in 
        captivity of Muslim fanatics in Iraq;
Whereas Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was ritually slaughtered on an Amsterdam 
        street on November 2, 2004;
Whereas van Gogh's ``crime'' was a film he made, Submission, which recounted 
        stories of Muslim women who were forced into arranged marriages and 
        abused in various ways; and
Whereas these latest atrocities sadly mark only the most recent high-profile 
        incidents of violence, mutilations, beheadings, and other acts of 
        savagery committed in the name of Islam, and such barbarous acts 
        contradict the teachings of the monotheistic faith that Islam shares 
        with both Christianity and Judaism: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That Congress--
            (1) denounces the horrific killings of Margaret Hassan, the 
        Iraqi head of CARE International's Iraq operations, and Dutch 
        filmmaker Theo van Gogh as acts of terrorism and condemns all 
        such monstrous acts committed in the name of Islam;
            (2) strongly urges Muslim countries and leading clerics and 
        practitioners of the Islamic faith to take the lead in 
        denouncing, marginalizing, and thwarting the violence committed 
        in the name of Islam against unarmed and helpless victims;
            (3) similarly calls on people of all faiths to denounce 
        such barbarous acts committed against Muslims; and
            (4) strongly encourages the Government of the Kingdom of 
        Saudi Arabia to deny access to Islamic holy sites in Saudi 
        Arabia both to individuals who are members of organizations 
        that have taken credit for, and to individuals who have 
        committed, any crime or act of terrorism, barbarism, or 
        mutilation in the name of Islam.
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