[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 92 (Monday, July 11, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7996-S7997]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 193--EXPRESSING SYMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED 
 KINGDOM IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DEADLY TERRORIST ATTACKS ON LONDON ON 
                              JULY 7, 2005

  Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Biden, Mr. Akaka, 
Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
Bennett, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Burr, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
Chafee, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Craig, 
Mr. Crapo, Mr.

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Dayton, Mr. DeMint, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, 
Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, 
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
Lott, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. 
Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, 
Mr. Obama, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
Salazar, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stevens, 
Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
Voinovich, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 193

       Whereas the United States and a broad international 
     coalition have been engaged in a Global War on Terrorism 
     since the terrorist attacks in Washington, D.C., New York, 
     and Pennsylvania that occurred on September 11, 2001;
       Whereas the people and Governments of the United States and 
     the United Kingdom enjoy a deep and enduring friendship 
     undergirded by shared history, language, and values;
       Whereas the United Kingdom has been a strong and steadfast 
     ally to the United States through two World Wars, the Cold 
     War, the Gulf War, and the Global War on Terrorism, including 
     the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq;
       Whereas terrorists have planned and conducted attacks 
     around the world during the four years after the Global War 
     on Terrorism began in 2001, most notably the bombing of a 
     night club on the Indonesian island of Bali on October 12, 
     2002 that killed 202 people and injured an additional 209, 
     the bombings of two synagogues and the British Embassy in 
     Istanbul, Turkey in November 2003, in which 56 people were 
     killed and over 450 injured, and the bombing of the train 
     system in Madrid, Spain on March 11, 2004 that killed more 
     than 190 people and injured approximately 1,500;
       Whereas on July 7, 2005, a series of four explosions struck 
     the London public transportation system during the morning 
     rush hour, killing at least 49 innocent civilians and 
     injuring approximately 700 others;
       Whereas a previously unknown terrorist group claimed 
     responsibility for the attacks in the name of al Qaeda;
       Whereas the terrorist attacks in London coincided with the 
     opening of the G-8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, a Summit 
     committed to bringing help and hope to the poorest countries 
     of the world;
       Whereas President Bush immediately condemned the terrorist 
     attacks and extended the ``heartfelt condolences'' of the 
     people of the United States to the people of the United 
     Kingdom;
       Whereas Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed, on behalf of the 
     United Kingdom and the world leaders attending the G-8 Summit 
     in Gleneagles, Scotland, to remain steadfast and strong in 
     the fight against terrorism, stating, ``All of our countries 
     have suffered from the impact of terrorism. Those responsible 
     have no respect for human life. We are united in our resolve 
     to confront and defeat this terrorism that is not an attack 
     on one nation, but all nations and on civilized people 
     everywhere. . . . It's important . . . that those engaged in 
     terrorism realize that our determination to defend our values 
     and our way of life is greater than their determination to 
     cause death and destruction to innocent people in a desire to 
     impose extremism on the world'', and declared, ``We shall 
     prevail, and [the terrorists] shall not'';
       Whereas the North Atlantic Council, the governing body of 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, after meeting in an 
     extraordinary session, reaffirmed the determination of the 
     members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to combat 
     the scourge of terrorism and defend the values of freedom, 
     tolerance, and democracy using all available means;
       Whereas world leaders attending the G-8 Summit in 
     Gleneagles, Scotland expressed condolences to the people of 
     the United Kingdom and issued a joint statement to ``condemn 
     utterly these barbaric attacks''; and
       Whereas Prime Minister Tony Blair, speaking on behalf of 
     the world leaders attending the G-8 Summit in Gleneagles, 
     Scotland, declared, ``We are united in the resolve'' to 
     defeat terrorism, which is ``not an attack on one nation, but 
     on all nations'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses deepest sympathies and condolences to the 
     people of the United Kingdom and the victims and their 
     families for the heinous terrorist attacks that occurred in 
     London on July 7, 2005;
       (2) condemns these barbaric and unwarranted attacks on the 
     innocent people of London;
       (3) expresses strong and continued solidarity with the 
     people of the United Kingdom and pledges to remain shoulder-
     to-shoulder with the people of the United Kingdom to bring 
     the terrorists responsible for these brutal attacks 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 breeds terrorism.

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