ARAB COUNTRIES

Amendments

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (S. 2370), S6460 [23JN]

Analyses

Legislation Authorizing the Use of Armed Forces Against Iraq (2002), H342-H344 [16FE]

Articles and editorials

Amnesty for Iraq Rebels Is Planned, S6246 [21JN]

Army Pledges No Cutbacks in National Guard, E151 [14FE]

Consider the Living, E1078 [8JN]

Give the Defense Department an F, H3893 [13JN]

Iraq Amnesty Will Split the Insurgency, H4788 [28JN]

It's Time To Engage With Iran, E1087 [8JN]

Lowered Vision, H4378 [21JN]

Only UN-Led Peace Process Can Halt Iraq Catastrophe—Government Cannot Justify Continuing Presence of Our Troops Unless It Shows It Has Learned From Its Failures, H4946 [10JY]

Playing Politics With Iraq, E1340 [29JN]

Real Iraq, S5824-S5826 [14JN]

Reconciliation in Iraq—If Only Maliki Had Freedom of Action, H4787 [28JN]

Right Way To Pressure Hamas, H287 [15FE]

Roadblock to Unity in Iraq, H3893 [13JN]

Sovereignty Is Just a Word on Paper Until Iraq Is Allowed To Run Its Own Affairs, H4788 [28JN]

Still Shortchanging the Troops, E151 [14FE]

Talking With the Guys From Hamas, H286 [15FE]

Way Out of Iraq—A Road Map, S6104 [20JN]

Wounded Soldiers Refuse To Leave Iraq, H4121 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions

Arab League: disapprove decision to hold summit in Khartoum, Sudan, and call on all involved parties and the world community to work to end genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan (see H. Res. 675), H273 [14FE]

Armed Forces: commend National Guard service in Iraq and begin redeployment of forces from Iraq, starting with National Guard units (see H.R. 4983), H1128 [16MR]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 443), H4916 [29JN]

———tribute to military medical professionals serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3226 [24MY]

Commission on Iraqi Transition: establish (see H.R. 5716), H4914 [29JN]

Federation Internationale de Football Association: prevent groups representing Iran from participating in sanctioned soccer matches (see S. Res. 436), S3212 [6AP]

Foreign policy: request the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relating to strategies and plans either designed to cause regime change in or for use of military force against Iran (see H. Res. 846), H3308 (see H. Res. 846), H3361 [25MY]

Iran: condemn offer of assistance to Hamas and its call for other Arab nations to do the same and condemn anti-Israeli and anti-American statements of Iranian government officials (see H. Res. 707), H565 [2MR]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend (see S. 2657), S3588 [26AP]

Iraq: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 5548), H3496 [7JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, prevent the establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence, and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see S. Con. Res. 93), S3985 [3MY] (see H. Con. Res. 348), H450 [28FE]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H4520 [22JN]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 442), H4916 [29JN]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see S. 2356), S1644 [2MR]

———promote a comprehensive political agreement (see S. Res. 470), S4156 [8MY]

———provide a strategy for stabilizing Iraq and withdrawing U.S. troops (see S.J. Res. 36), S4156 [8MY]

———provide for a strategy for successful empowerment of a new unity government and the redeployment of U.S. forces (see S.J. Res. 33), S3212 [6AP]

———require political, religious, and tribal leaders to complete the formation of government and the modification of the Iraqi Constitution as a condition of continued U.S. military presence (see S.J. Res. 34), S3506 [25AP]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces (see S.J. Res. 39), S5490 [6JN]

———support a broad-based political settlement (see H. Con. Res. 417), H3308 (see H. Con. Res. 417), H3360 [25MY]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority is not controlled by a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4668), H24 [31JA]

———promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see S. 2370), S1790 [6MR] (see H.R. 4681), H153 [1FE]

———withhold U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if any representative political party holding a majority of parliamentary seats calls for the destruction of Israel (see S. Con. Res. 79), S446 [1FE]

———withhold U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority pending denouncement of terrorism, support of civil liberties, and recognition of Israel's right to exist (see S. 2237), S446 [1FE]

Refugees: condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation (see S. Res. 494), S5230 [25MY] (see H. Res. 848), H3308 (see H. Res. 848), H3361 [25MY]

Saudi Arabia: urge government to live up to World Trade Organization commitments and end all aspects of any boycott on Israel (see H. Con. Res. 370), H1320 [29MR]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see S. 3569), S6492 [26JN] (see H.R. 5684), H4554 [26JN]

Essays

Iraq—We Need a Strategy, Not Empty Slogans: Sanford H. Winston, H4115 [15JN]

Letters

Assessment of war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S390 [1FE]

Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act: Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H3011 [22MY]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3010 [22MY]

———Thomas G. Wenski, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, E648 [27AP]

U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces against Iraq: Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H4031 [15JN]

———Sanford H. Winston, H4114 [15JN]

Weapons of mass destruction in Iraq: Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H4031 [15JN]

Lists

Armed Forces members from New Jersey killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S5331 [26MY]

Armed Forces members from New York killed in millitary action in Iraq and Afghanistan, E994 [26MY]

Armed Forces members from Ohio killed in military action in Iraq, H1171 [28MR]

Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H542 [2MR]

Armed Forces members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H3483 [7JN], H4375 [21JN]

Memorandums

Questions Concerning Current Practices With Respect to Labor Rights in Oman: Committee on Ways and Means (House) Subcommittee on Trade Minority Staff, H4670-H4672 [27JN]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Bush, S4794 [18MY], H2873 [18MY]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: President Bush, S6491 [26JN], H4533 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H548 [2MR], H3912 [14JN]

———assessment of war on terror, H4943, H4944-H4945 [10JY]

Arab League: disapprove decision to hold summit in Khartoum, Sudan, and call on all involved parties and the world community to work to end genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan (H. Res. 675), H243 [14FE], H1474 [5AP]

Armed Forces: commend National Guard service in Iraq and begin redeployment of forces from Iraq, starting with National Guard units (H.R. 4983), E397 [16MR]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H4275 [20JN]

———prohibit use of funds for deployment to Iraq (H.R. 4232), H1110 [16MR], E500 [4AP]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H162 [8FE], H336 [16FE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H4314 [20JN]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H542 [2MR], H2555 [11MY], H3483 [7JN], H4375 [21JN]

———tribute to members returning from military action in Iraq, E136 [14FE], E193 [17FE]

———tribute to members serving in Iraq, H3913, H3914 [14JN], H4226 [20JN], H4333 [21JN]

Commission on Iraqi Transition: establish (H.R. 5716), H5099 [12JY]

Committee on Armed Services (House): oversight of Iraqi situation, reconstruction, war on terror, troops, and detainees, H4094 [15JN]

Education: focus student exchange and language education programs on Chinese and Arabic language and culture, H1341 [30MR], E527 [6AP]

Iran: U.S. policy, E1086 [8JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H257, H265-H270 [14FE], H377 [16FE], H420, H423, H424 [28FE], H473, H489, H490 [1MR], H942 [14MR], H983, H984, H1055 [15MR], H1113-H1116, H1124 [16MR], H1166, H1171, H1190, H1191 [28MR], H1201, H1296 [29MR], H1367, H1372, H1373 [30MR], H1444 [4AP], H1456, H1555-H1559 [5AP], H1636, H1639, H1670 [6AP], H1710, H1712 [25AP], H1820, H1826, H1827 [26AP], H1905, H1907 [27AP], H2086, H2088-H2092 [3MY], H2342, H2343 [10MY], H2567-H2570 [11MY], H2644 [17MY], H2880, H2886 [18MY], H3148 [24MY], H3484, H3485 [7JN], H3631-H3635 [8JN], H3710-H3716 [9JN], H3773, H3775, H3776, H3779-H3785 [12JN], H3800, H3802, H3803, H3892, H3899-H3905 [13JN], H3913, H3914 [14JN], H4012, H4013 [15JN], H4184-H4187 [16JN], H4202, H4203, H4217 [19JN], H4374, H4377 [21JN], H4540-H4545, H4547-H4549 [26JN], H4906-H4911 [29JN], H4935, H4941-H4947, H4948, H4951 [10JY], H4967, H4969, H5012 [11JY], H5096 [12JY], E150 [14FE], E1340 [29JN]

———authorize assistance for women and girls (H.R. 5548), E1031 [7JN]

———clarify that U.S. Armed Forces are not deployed to control the flow of Iraqi oil, H2515 [11MY], H4054 [15JN]

———democracy efforts, H3345 [25MY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H473 [1MR], H514 [2MR], H849 [9MR], H978 [15MR], H1200 [29MR], H1367 [30MR], H1707-H1711 [25AP], H1891, H1894 [27AP], H1954 [2MY], H2515 [11MY], H3646, H3708 [9JN], H3795 [13JN], H3914 [14JN], H4011, H4013 [15JN], H4137, H4176 [16JN], H4376 [21JN], H4500-H4502 [22JN], H4545-H4548 [26JN], H4563, H4665, H4667 [27JN], H4684 [28JN], H4897 [29JN], H4934, H4935 [10JY], E1078 [8JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, prevent the establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence, and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (S. Con. Res. 93), H2566 [11MY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 55), H4159 [16JN], E742 [5MY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 70), E1259 [23JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H4048, H4051, H4054-H4060, H4064, H4092, H4107, H4108, H4120, H4122-H4125 [15JN], H4140, H4143, H4145, H4159, H4167, H4177, H4179, H4180 [16JN], H4317 [20JN], H4377 [21JN], H4514 [22JN], H4541-H4545 [26JN], H4942 [10JY], E392 [16MR], E500 [4AP], E1182 [16JN], E1262 [23JN]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (H.J. Res. 90), H4524, H4544, H4545 [26JN], H4941 [10JY]

———formation of government, H2966 [22MY], H3021 [23MY]

———impact of war on image of the U.S. internationally, H3912 [14JN], H4322 [20JN]

———increase in narcotics traffic, H4943 [10JY]

———proposal to grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, H4074, H4080, H4099, H4100 [15JN], H4200 [19JN], H4373 [21JN]

———provide a strategy for stabilizing Iraq and withdrawing U.S. troops, H2556 [11MY]

———report on congressional delegation trip, H2343 [10MY], H3431, H3432 [7JN]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, H4787 [28JN]

———support a broad-based political settlement (H. Con. Res. 417), H3234 [25MY], H4164 [16JN]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, E1073 [8JN]

———limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority is not controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, H4684 [28JN]

———limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority is not controlled by a foreign terrorist organization (H.R. 4668), H285 [15FE]

———promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority, H4666 [27JN]

———promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), H283 [15FE], H2990-H3012 [22MY], H3223 [24MY], E648 [27AP], E792 [10MY], E927, E928, E929, E935, E936, E937, E938, E939, E940, E942 [23MY], E954, E955 [24MY], E988, E1002 [26MY], E1017, E1027 [6JN]

———withhold U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if any representative political party holding a majority of parliamentary seats calls for the destruction of Israel (S. Con. Res. 79), H280-H288 [15FE], E188, E195 [17FE], E1002 [26MY]

Refugees: condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation (H. Res. 848), E973 [26MY]

Saudi Arabia: allocation of foreign aid, H3684-H3686 [9JN]

———urge government to live up to World Trade Organization commitments and end all aspects of any boycott on Israel (H. Con. Res. 370), H1482-H1485 [5AP], E566 [7AP]

Syria: condemn decision to harbor leader of Hamas, H4799 [29JN]

———executive order on blocking assets of those involved in certain criminal acts, H3486 [7JN]

Treaties and agreements: free trade agreement between the U.S. and Oman, H2084, H2085, H2087 [3MY]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 5684), H4669 [27JN], H4798 [29JN], E1328 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments, S1597 [2MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S5997, S5999 [16JN]

———reward National Guard and Reserve service in Iraq with paid leave at the end of deployment in Iraq, S6396 [22JN]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S388, S389 [1FE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S438 [1FE], S781 [8FE], S3203 [6AP], S3775 [1MY], S5904, S5916, S5921 [15JN], S6550 [27JN]

Carroll, Jill: release from captivity in Iraq, S2596 [30MR]

Iran: U.S. policy, S1935 [9MR]

Iraq: anniversary of chemical weapon attack against Kurds at Halabja, S2053 [14MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S389-S391 [1FE], S1480 [17FE], S1494 [27FE], S1512, S1525 [28FE], S2433 [28MR], S3182, S3185, S3186 [6AP], S3370, S3371 [7AP], S3429-S3431 [24AP], S3776-S3778, S3793-S3796 [1MY], S3857, S3869, S3870 [2MY], S5469 [6JN], S5623 [8JN], S5741 [13JN], S5823-S5830 [14JN], S6000 [16JN], S6099 [20JN], S6606 [28JN], S7361 [12JY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, S3367, S3368 [7AP], S3776 [1MY], S3853 [2MY], S3958 [3MY], S4848 [22MY], S5924, S5925, S5927-S5929 [15JN], S5997, S5998 [16JN], S6102-S6104 [20JN], S6395 [22JN], S6467 [26JN], S6605 [28JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, prevent the establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence, and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (S. Con. Res. 93), S3991 [3MY], S6266 [21JN]

———formation of government, S4848 [22MY]

———killing of U.S. soliders by members of Iraqi security forces, S6393 [22JN]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (S. 2356), S1647 [2MR]

———proposal to grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, S5913, S5922-S5932, S5938 [15JN], S5988 [16JN], S6100, S6113-S6117 [20JN], S6246 [21JN], S6552 [27JN]

———provide for a strategy for successful empowerment of a new unity government and the redeployment of U.S. forces (S.J. Res. 33), S3182, S3183, S3245-S3249 [6AP]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S6205-S6272 [21JN], S6324-S6335, S6345 [22JN], S6455 [23JN], S6467 [26JN], S6550-S6552 [27JN]

———spur political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces (S.J. Res. 39), S5506 [6JN]

Israel: economic boycott, S6762 [29JN]

Libya: international counterterrorism efforts, S4615 [16MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (S. 2370), S1793-S1796 [6MR], S6463-S6465 [23JN]

———withhold U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if any representative political party holding a majority of parliamentary seats calls for the destruction of Israel (S. Con. Res. 79), S459 [1FE]

U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement: impact on labor conditions, S6749 [29JN]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 3569), S6746-S6756, S6758-S6769 [29JN]

———prohibit sale of products in the U.S. that have been made with slave or sweatshop labor, S6755 [29JN]

———strengthen labor standards within agreement, S6753, S6755 [29JN]

Reports filed

Dept. of State Document Transmittal Relating to Strategies and Plans Either Designed To Cause Regime Change in or for Use of Military Force Against Iran: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 846) (H. Rept. 109-526), H4553 [26JN]

Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 4681) (H. Rept. 109-462), H2584 [11MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4681) (H. Rept. 109-462), H2596 [15MY]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3569), S6634 [28JN]

Statements

Education Grant Focuses on Future Leaders: Representative Wolf, E527 [6AP]

Foreign Language Study Key to Competitiveness: Representative Wolf, E527 [6AP]

Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act: Americans for Peace Now (organization), H3002 [22MY]

———Brit Tzedek v'Shalom (Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace), H3003 [22MY]

Summaries

Zbigniew Brzezinski's Iraq Plan, H4378 [21JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 370, urge Saudi Arabian government to live up to World Trade Organization commitments and end all aspects of any boycott on Israel, H1482 [5AP]

H.R. 4681, Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act, H2990-H2992 [22MY]

S. 2356, War Profiteering Prevention Act, S1647 [2MR]

S. 2370, Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act, S1794-S1796 [6MR]

S. 3569, U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S6763-S6768 [29JN]

S. Con. Res. 79, withhold U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if any representative political party holding a majority of parliamentary seats calls for the destruction of Israel, S454, S459 [1FE], H280 [15FE]

S. Con. Res. 93, develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, prevent the establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence, and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil, S3991 [3MY]

S. Res. 436, Federation Internationale de Football Association prevention of groups representing Iran from participating in sanctioned soccer matches, S3250 [6AP]

S. Res. 470, promote a comprehensive political agreement in Iraq, S4161 [8MY]

S. Res. 494, condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation, S5257-S5259 [25MY]

S.J. Res. 34, require Iraqi political, religious, and tribal leaders to complete the formation of government and the modification of the Iraqi Constitution as a condition of continued U.S. military presence, S3514 [25AP]

S.J. Res. 39, spur Iraqi political solution and encourage the people to provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. forces, S5506 [6JN]