[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17403]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CONDEMNING JULY 27, 2008 BOMBINGS IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 30, 2008

  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Madam Speaker, as Chairman of the Commission 
on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the former President of the 
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, I condemn in the strongest possible terms 
the bombings that shook the Gungoren neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey 
on Sunday.
  This was the deadliest attack to take place in Istanbul in five 
years, which killed 17 men, women and children and wounded more than 
one hundred others. I express my most sincere condolences to the 
families who lost loved ones and to the individuals injured in this 
terrorist attack.
  Madam Speaker, I stand with the Turkish government and the people of 
Turkey in condemning these cowardly acts and hope to see those 
responsible brought to justice very soon.
  The United States and Turkey have shared a historic partnership for 
the past fifty-plus years and it is during these difficult times that 
we must stand together.
  Madam Speaker, the United States remains committed to working with 
Turkey in fighting terrorism in Turkey, in the United States, and 
around the world. I urge my colleagues to stand with me in condemning 
these heinous attacks.

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