[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 264 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 264

Expressing sympathy for the people of Indonesia in the aftermath of the 
          deadly terrorist attacks in Bali on October 1, 2005.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 4, 2005

 Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. 
Martinez) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing sympathy for the people of Indonesia in the aftermath of the 
          deadly terrorist attacks in Bali on October 1, 2005.

Whereas terrorists have planned and conducted attacks around the world since 
        September 11, 2001, including the bombing of a night club on the 
        Indonesian island of Bali on October 12, 2002, that killed 202 people 
        and injured 209, the bombings of two synagogues and the British Embassy 
        in Istanbul, Turkey, in November 2003, that killed 56 people and injured 
        more than 450, the bombing of the train system in Madrid, Spain, on 
        March 11, 2004, that killed more than 190 people and injured 
        approximately 1,500, and the bombing of London's public transportation 
        system during the morning rush hour on July 7, 2005, that killed 52 
        people and injured approximately 700;
Whereas terrorists have struck Indonesia on multiple occasions, including the 
        December 5, 2002, bombing of a McDonald's restaurant on Sulawesi Island 
        that killed 3 people and injured 11, the August 5, 2003, bombing of the 
        J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta that killed 12 people and injured 150, 
        and the September 9, 2004, bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta 
        that killed 11 people and injured 100;
Whereas on October 1, 2005, terrorists again struck the popular Indonesian 
        resort island of Bali, detonating explosives in three crowded 
        restaurants that killed at least 19 innocent Indonesian civilians and 
        foreign tourists from around the world and injuring approximately 132 
        others, including at least 6 citizens of the United States;
Whereas the terrorist attacks in Bali, Indonesia were senseless, barbaric, and 
        depraved acts carried out against innocent civilians;
Whereas Indonesia is a friend and ally of the United States and in the past has 
        endured terrorism against its civilians;
Whereas the people of the United States stand in solidarity with the people of 
        Indonesia in fighting terrorism;
Whereas the United States immediately condemned the terrorist attacks and 
        extended the condolences of the people of the United States to the 
        people of Indonesia; and
Whereas Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denounced the terrorist attacks on 
        Bali, Indonesia, and stated, ``The United States stands with the people 
        and government of Indonesia as they work to bring to justice those 
        responsible for these acts of terrorism. We will continue to work 
        together in our common fight against terror.'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) expresses deepest sympathies and condolences to the 
        people of Indonesia and the victims and their families of the 
        heinous terrorist attacks that occurred on the Indonesian 
        island of Bali on October 1, 2005;
            (2) condemns these barbaric and unwarranted attacks on the 
        innocent people of Indonesia and foreign tourists;
            (3) expresses strong and continued solidarity with the 
        people of Indonesia in opposing extremism and pledges to remain 
        shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of Indonesia to bring the 
        terrorists responsible for these and other brutal acts of 
        violence to justice; and
            (4) calls upon the international community to renew and 
        strengthen efforts to--
                    (A) defeat terrorists by dismantling terrorist 
                networks and exposing the violent and nihilistic 
                ideology of terrorism;
                    (B) increase international cooperation to advance 
                personal and religious freedoms, ethnic and racial 
                tolerance, political liberty and pluralism, and 
                economic prosperity; and
                    (C) combat the social injustice, oppression, 
                poverty, and extremism that contributes to terrorism.
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