[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 122 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H5871]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         ATTACKS ON OUR DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN LIBYA AND EGYPT

  (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I am deeply disturbed by the attacks on our 
diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt. Four Americans have now been 
killed, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens. These 
Americans served bravely and with distinction, and this is a terrible, 
terrible tragedy. I have seen this amateurish and stupid video, and 
there is nothing in it, despite the fact that it is deliberately 
provocative, that could ever justify the murders of these innocent 
people.
  The fact is this must be condemned in the strongest terms. These 
individuals who didn't like this video--and there is much to dislike 
about it--could have peacefully protested or could have written 
letters. They could have registered their disapproval in a number of 
ways, but they resorted to murder. This is morally objectionable, and 
the whole world must condemn it. Of course, it doesn't help to provoke 
people even if you have the right to do so, but it is always wrong to 
respond with violence and mayhem.

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