AFGHANISTAN, TRANSITIONAL ISLAMIC STATE OF

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress: Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, H3966 [15JN]

Winston Churchill and the War on Terror: President Bush, S580 [4FE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Into the House Chamber, H3965 [15JN]

Articles and editorials

Blame Game . . . With Misfires, S3057 [24MR]

Chance of Success Slips Away, S9586 [23SE]

Delicate and Dangerous Job, E1575 [9SE]

Hill Set To Challenge Pentagon on Terror-War Medal, S3458 [31MR]

Inside Afghan Prisons, U.S. Abuses Are Shrouded in Mystery, H2994 [13MY]

Lasting Wounds of War, S4467 [28AP]

U.S. Makes Show of Strength in Fallujah, S9107 [13SE]

War for Us, Fought by Them, E763 [5MY]

War Funds Dwindling, GAO Warns, S8605 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4183), H2265 [21AP]

Armed Forces: authorize a ``child only'' annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan when there is a surviving spouse of members who died on active duty during a certain time period (see H.R. 3792), H434 [10FE]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see S. 2262), S3455 [31MR]

———provide a monthly allotment of free telephone calling time to members stationed outside the U.S. who are directly supporting military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 5210), H8167 [5OC]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 5261), H8857 [7OC]

———recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment (see S. 2516), S6734 [14JN]

———tribute to individuals that have donated prepaid telephone cards to members participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 525), H10079 [19NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Con. Res. 139), S10061 [30SE] (see H. Con. Res. 506), H7944 [30SE]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish (see S. Res. 429), S9287 [15SE]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H4893 [23JN]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 494), H36 [20JA]

Dept. of Defense: allow the public, press, and military families to be present at the arrival at military installations of remains of Armed Forces members who died in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 384), H1072 [11MR]

———establish and award the Coalition of the Willing Medal to military members of nations participating with the U.S. in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 5271), H8857 [7OC]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H1483 [24MR]

———provide Congress with copies and descriptions of certain contracts and task orders for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4510), H3780 [3JN]

Elections: tribute to efforts towards first direct Presidential election (see S. Con. Res. 142), S10846 [8OC] (see S. Res. 462), S11091 [10OC]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance and security for women and children (see S. 2032), S286 [27JA] (see H.R. 4117), H2018 [1AP]

History: protect archeological or ethnological materials (see H.R. 4641), H4765 [22JN]

Immigration: waive visa processing fees for nonimmigrant visitors who are nationals of countries providing combat troops in Afghanistan and Iraq (see H.R. 4834), H5793 [14JY]

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689), H4893 [23JN] (see H. Res. 699, 700), H5150 [25JN]

Veterans: improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror (see H.R. 4798), H5470 [9JY]

Letters

Alberto R. Gonzales' role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Senator Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11868 [7DE]

Deployment to Iraq: Jon Carpenter, S5783 [19MY]

Supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6318 [2JN]

Treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan: Senator Leahy, S11623 [19NO]

———Senator Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10980 [9OC]

———Susan L. Burke, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, S11624 [19NO]

———Susan L. Burke, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, and Shereef H. Akeel, Melamed, Dailey & Akeel, P.C., S11623 [19NO]

Lists

Armed Forces members from Georgia killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, E1054 [4JN]

Armed Forces members serving in Afghanistan and Iraq from the 12th Congressional District in Georgia, H1210 [17MR]

Requested documents on treatment and interrogation of individuals held in custody by the U.S., S7287 [23JN]

Remarks in House

Appleton, WI: tribute to 395th Ordnance Co., E984 [2JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H423 [10FE], H486 [11FE], H3600 [1JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H2626 [5MY], H3268 [19MY]

Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (H.R. 3104), H1690-H1693 [30MR], E476 [30MR]

———provide for reimbursement of air fare costs incurred by members for domestic travel while on leave from deployment overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (H.R. 3197), H2170 [20AP]

———support members engaging in military action in Afghanistan, H6760 [8SE]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2642-H2648 [5MY], H2660, H2662, H2663 [6MY], H5622-H5627 [13JY], H7316 [21SE], H9180-H9183 [9OC], E836 [12MY], E926 [20MY], E983 [2JN]

———tribute to Army 10th Mountain Division, H615 [25FE], H806 [3MR]

———tribute to members serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, H1209 [17MR]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve members serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, E566 [20AP]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, E1381 [15JY]

Army: tribute to Army Reserve 367th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Unit for participation in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, E1418 [19JY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H2169 [20AP], H2227 [21AP], H2522-H2524 [4MY], H2553, H2649 [5MY], H2661 [6MY], H2884, H2888 [12MY], H5542, H5636-H5642 [13JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H6734 [7SE], H7076 [14SE]

Center for National Policy: tribute to forum on the war on terrorism with members of the Arab and Muslim diplomatic communities and Representative Jim Turner, E1903 [11OC]

Charlotte, NC: tribute to the ``John Boy and Billy Big Show'' radio program for support of troops overseas, E24 [21JA]

Clarke, Richard A.: statements by former counterterrorism coordinator on the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism, H1329, H1347, H1365, H1366 [23MR], H1375 [24MR], H1619 [29MR], H1650 [30MR], H1772-H1774 [31MR]

Congress: joint meeting to hear address by Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, H3965 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop an exit strategy for U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan and Iraq, H4737 [22JN]

———develop comprehensive policy relative to the prevention of, and response to, sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces, H3375, H3376 [19MY]

———establish a phone bank to assist victims of sexual assault and study circumstances in which women are given inappropriate job assignments, H3270 [19MY], E951 [21MY]

———ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and war on terrorism funding, H1427, H1480-H1482 [24MR]

———provide copies of contract documents to Committee on Armed Services (House) relative to ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H3423 [20MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims made by troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, H8003 [4OC]

Drugs: eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking, H729 [2MR]

———reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, H5967 [19JY]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H9894 [17NO]

Elections, H9179 [9OC], E1922 [11OC]

Foreign aid: allocation, H3601 [1JN]

———authorize assistance and security for women and children (H.R. 4117), E512 [2AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations, H3005 [13MY]

———report on congressional delegation trip to Iraq and Afghanistan, H486 [11FE]

———report on congressional delegation trip to Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan, H377-H384 [4FE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H676-H682 [26FE], H805, H806 [3MR], H854-H859 [4MR], H930 [10MR], H1227, H1228 [17MR], H2642-H2648 [5MY], H3573 [1JN], H5964 [19JY], H6112-H6115 [20JY], H6540 [21JY], H6717, H6739 [7SE], H6881-H6885 [8SE], H6904, H6989-H6994 [9SE], H7057-H7060 [13SE], H7407, H7418, H7425, H7426 [22SE], H7565 [23SE], H7718 [28SE], H8004 [4OC], H8862 [8OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3937 [14JN]

Government: assess responsibility of agencies, officials and policies in failure to prevent terrorist attacks upon the U.S., H4638-H4644 [21JN], H5969-H5975 [19JY]

Iraq: alleged diversion of counterterrorism funding for use in preparations for U.S. military invasion, H2158 [20AP], H2231, H2242 [21AP]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1617 [29MR]

Minnesota: tribute to Army Reserves 367th Engineer Battalion stationed in Afghanistan, E1575 [9SE]

NATO: increase resources for International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan, H3756 [3JN], H4139 [15JN]

Overstock.com, Inc.: tribute to employment assistance efforts in Afghanistan, E1510 [22JY]

Political reform, H4269 [16JN], E1220 [23JN]

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4867-H4870 [23JN]

———request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (H. Res. 689), H5965 [19JY], E1218 [23JN]

Terrorism: efforts to combat cooperation between drug traffickers and terrorists, H7727-H7729 [28SE]

———expand awards program to include capture of narco-terrorists, H62 [21JA]

Veterans: health care funding, H4749, H4750 [22JN]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror, E1965 [11OC]

———provide long-term physical and mental health care for combat veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and their families, H2527 [4MY]

———provide mental health services for veterans returning from combat and their families, H4701, H4707, H4708 [22JN], E1223 [24JN]

World Vision (organization): tribute to McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding to provide food and education services to children in Afghanistan, H1040 [11MR]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S6317-S6320, S6336-S6338 [2JN], S6475 [4JN], S9657 [24SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), S4342 [26AP]

Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (H.R. 3104), S5452, S5459-S5461, S5467 [13MY], S5566-S5569 [18MY]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (H.R. 3104), unanimous-consent agreement, S5485 [13MY]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (S. 2262), S3346 [30MR], S3457 [31MR]

———facilitate availability of child care for children of members on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, S6916-S6918, S6982 [17JN]

———investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults by members against other members, S1928 [1MR]

———recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment, S7144, S7145 [22JN]

———recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment (S. 2516), S6737 [14JN]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S4204 [21AP], S5562, S5563 [18MY], S5782, S5783 [19MY], S6075 [21MY]

———tribute to members serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, S1279 [12FE], S3121 [25MR], S3875-S3877 [7AP]

———tribute to military medical professionals serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, S4466 [28AP]

Army: provide an increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel, S6780, S6781 [15JN], S7390 [24JN]

Baltimore Orioles (baseball team): tribute to visit to servicemen at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, S1279 [12FE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S3736-S3738 [6AP], S6058-S6060 [21MY], S10389 [5OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. Con. Res. 139), S10075 [30SE]

Clarke, Richard A.: statements by former counterterrorism coordinator on the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism, S2850 [22MR], S2955-S2957 [23MR], S3049-S3051, S3055-S3057 [24MR], S3119, S3122 [25MR], S3202, S3203, S3207-S3210 [26MR], S3269-S3273, S3279 [29MR], S3315-S3319, S3350 [30MR], S3962, S3963 [8AP]

Contracts: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts in areas of war or conflict, S6850-S6859 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense: include overseas military operations funding in the budget, S7373, S7374 [24JN]

———ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and war on terrorism funding, S8605 [22JY]

———require revised protocol on media coverage of return to the U.S. of the remains of Armed Forces members killed overseas, S7034-S7037 [18JN], S7088, S7089 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of documents on treatment and interrogation of individuals held in custody by the U.S., S7139-S7143, S7145-S7147 [22JN], S7231-S7242, S7282-S7289 [23JN], S7892 [9JY]

Drugs: reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, S6788 [15JN]

Elections, S10793 [8OC], S11063 [10OC]

———tribute to efforts towards first direct Presidential election (S. Con. Res. 142), S10864 [8OC]

———tribute to efforts towards first direct Presidential election (S. Res. 462), S11012, S11015 [10OC]

Foreign aid: allocation, S9585, S9586 [23SE]

———authorize assistance and security for women and children (S. 2032), S287 [27JA]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S3875 [7AP], S4205 [21AP], S5901 [20MY], S8928 [8SE], S9088 [10SE], S9106 [13SE], S9404, S9406, S9408 [21SE], S9662 [24SE], S10213-S10215 [1OC], S10295 [4OC], S10803 [8OC]

———evaluation of Bush administration, S10616 [7OC]

———increase commitment to developing a well-trained army and a sustainable government, S3123 [25MR]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S11868 [7DE]

Iraq: alleged diversion of counterterrorism funding for use in preparations for U.S. military invasion, S4283 [22AP]

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S8653-S8656 [22JY], S10980 [9OC], S11622 [19NO]

Terrorism: assess status of the war on terrorism, S10793-S10795 [8OC]

———efforts to combat cooperation between drug traffickers and terrorists, S3167-S3169 [25MR]

Veterans: improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror, S8822 [7SE]

Reports

Congressional Delegation Trip to Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan: Several Representatives, H384-H390 [4FE]

Ending Secret Detentions: Michael Posner and Deborah Pearlstein, Human Rights First (organization), S8655 [22JY]

Reports filed

Establish Separate Campaign Medals To Recognize Service by Armed Forces Members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (H.R. 3104), S5226 [11MY]

Request Release of Documents About the Treatment of Prisoners or Detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 689) (H. Rept. 108-632), H6700 [22JY]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 699) (H. Rept. 108-631), H6700 [22JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 700) (H. Rept. 108-658), H6755 [7SE]

Summaries

Center for National Policy Forum on the War on Terrorism With Members of the Arab and Muslim Diplomatic Communities and Representative Jim Turner, E1903-E1905 [11OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 689, request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, E1218 [23JN]

H.R. 3104, establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by Armed Forces members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, H1690 [30MR]

S. 2262, establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by Armed Forces members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, S3458 [31MR]

S. Con. Res. 139, establish a temporary memorial in the Capitol honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S10075 [30SE]

S. Con. Res. 142, tribute to efforts towards first direct Presidential election in Afghanistan, S10864 [8OC]

S. Res. 429, establish Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special), S9293 [15SE]

S. Res. 462, tribute to efforts towards first direct Presidential election in Afghanistan, S11017, S11109 [10OC]

Transcripts

Bush Administration Counterterrorism Policies: Richard A. Clarke, S3209 [26MR]