[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17276-17277]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 210--EXPRESSING SYMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT IN 
THE AFTERMATH OF THE DEADLY TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SHARM EL-SHEIK, EGYPT 
                           ON JULY 23, 2005.

  Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Reid) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 210

       Whereas on July 23, 2005, terrorists struck the Red Sea 
     resort city of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, detonating explosives 
     in a crowded hotel that killed dozens of the people of Egypt 
     and foreign tourists from around the

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     world, including a citizen of the United States, and injured 
     approximately 200 others;
       Whereas the terrorist attacks on Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt were 
     senseless, barbaric, and cowardly acts carried out against 
     innocent civilians;
       Whereas Egypt is a friend and ally of the United States and 
     in the past has endured terrorism against its innocent 
     civilians;
       Whereas the people of the United States stand in solidarity 
     with the people of Egypt in fighting terrorism;
       Whereas President George W. Bush immediately condemned the 
     terrorist attacks on Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt and extended to 
     the people of Egypt his personal condolences and the support 
     of the United States; and
       Whereas Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denounced the 
     terrorist attacks on Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt and stated, ``we 
     continue, all of us in the civilized world, to face great 
     challenges in terrorism, and we continue to be united in the 
     view that terrorism must be confronted and that they will not 
     succeed in destroying our way of life'': Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses deep sympathies and condolences to the people 
     of Egypt and the victims and the families of the victims for 
     the heinous terrorist attacks that occurred in Sharm el-
     Sheik, Egypt on July 23, 2005;
       (2) condemns the barbaric and unwarranted terrorist attacks 
     that killed and injured innocent people in Sharm el-Sheik, 
     Egypt;
       (3) expresses strong and continued solidarity with the 
     people of Egypt and pledges to remain shoulder-to-shoulder 
     with the people of Egypt to bring the terrorists responsible 
     for the brutal attacks on Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt 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 freedom, ethnic and racial tolerance, political 
     liberty and pluralism, and economic prosperity; and
       (C) combat the social injustice, oppression, poverty, and 
     extremism that breeds sympathy for terrorism.

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