[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 137 (Thursday, October 17, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S10779]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONDEMNING THE POSTING ON THE INTERNET OF VIDEO AND PICTURES OF THE 
                         MURDER OF DANIEL PEARL

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 351.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 351) condemning the posting on the 
     Internet of video and pictures of the murder of Daniel Pearl 
     and calling on such video and pictures to be removed 
     immediately.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and that any statements related thereto be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 351) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 351

       Whereas Daniel Pearl, a reporter for the Wall Street 
     Journal, was murdered by terrorists following his abduction 
     in Pakistan on January 23, 2002;
       Whereas video of Mr. Pearl's gruesome murder has been 
     posted on web sites;
       Whereas this video was made by terrorists for anti-American 
     propaganda purposes, in an attempt to recruit new terrorists 
     and to spread a message of hate;
       Whereas posting this video on web sites undermines efforts 
     to fight terrorism throughout the world by glorifying such 
     heinous acts;
       Whereas posting this video on web sites could invite more 
     abductions and more murders of innocent civilians by anti-
     American terrorists because of the attention these heinous 
     acts might gain from such posting; and
       Whereas posting this video on the Internet shows a complete 
     and utter disrespect for Mr. Pearl's life and legacy and a 
     complete and utter disregard for the respect of his family: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) calls on all terrorist-produced murder video and 
     pictures to be removed from all web sites immediately; and
       (2) encourages all web-site operators to refrain from 
     placing any terrorist-produced murder videos and pictures on 
     the Internet.

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