[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 587 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 587

Expressing concern relating to the threatening behavior of the Islamic 
 Republic of Iran and the ideological alliance that exists between the 
  countries of Cuba and Venezuela, and supporting the people of Iran, 
 Cuba, and Venezuela in the quest of those peoples to achieve a truly 
                     democratic form of government.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 26, 2006

Mr. Santorum (for himself, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Coleman) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing concern relating to the threatening behavior of the Islamic 
 Republic of Iran and the ideological alliance that exists between the 
  countries of Cuba and Venezuela, and supporting the people of Iran, 
 Cuba, and Venezuela in the quest of those peoples to achieve a truly 
                     democratic form of government.

Whereas, for the past 2 decades, the Department of State has found Iran to be 
        the leading sponsor of international terrorism in the world;
Whereas the Department of State has consistently added Cuba to the list of state 
        sponsors of terrorism;
Whereas the Department of State declared in the report entitled ``Patterns of 
        Global Terrorism 2001'' that ``Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 
        and Ministry of Intelligence and Security continued to be involved in 
        the planning and support of terrorist acts and supported a variety of 
        groups that use terrorism to pursue their goals'';
Whereas the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has openly declared that 
        Israel ``must be wiped off the map'', and publicly denied the Holocaust;
Whereas President Ahmadinejad has similarly called for the destruction of the 
        United States and the hatred of all Jewish peoples;
Whereas President Ahmadinejad recently attended a summit of the Non-Aligned 
        Movement in Cuba and, in cooperation with Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, 
        has used that body as a platform to spread anti-democratic messages;
Whereas the Government of Cuba, led by Fidel Castro, and the Government of 
        Venezuela, led by President Hugo Chavez, have--

    (1) repressed political dissent in the countries of those leaders;

    (2) propagated antidemocratic ideals; and

    (3) participated in the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement;

Whereas, in September 2000, while being interviewed by Al-Jazeera television, 
        President Castro stated that ``We are not ready for reconciliation with 
        the United States, and I will not reconcile with the imperialist 
        system'';
Whereas, in August 2005, President Chavez stated that ``socialism is the only 
        path'', and that his goal is to ``save a world threatened by the 
        voracity of U.S. imperialism'';
Whereas, on September 20, 2006, while speaking to the General Assembly of the 
        United Nations, President Chavez referred to the President of the United 
        States as the devil, stating ``The devil came here yesterday . . . and 
        it smells of sulfur still today.''; and
Whereas neither the Non-Aligned Movement nor the United Nations should exist as 
        a venue to spread hate, demagoguery, and anti-democratic ideals: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) condemns--
                    (A) the anti-democratic actions of, and repressive 
                regimes created by, the leaders of the Governments of 
                Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela; and
                    (B) the misguided, irrational, and outrageous 
                statements of the leaders of those countries;
            (2) expresses concern relating to the national security 
        implications of the relationships between those leaders;
            (3) supports the people of Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela in the 
        quest of those peoples to achieve a truly democratic form of 
        government; and
            (4) calls on the international community to condemn the 
        antidemocratic actions of those repressive regimes.
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