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S. RES. 264 A resolution expressing sympathy for the people of Indonesia in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks in Bali on October 1, 2005.

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BRIEF

The Resolution preamble expresses solidarity with the people of Indonesia and Bali after the October 11, 2005 nigh club bombing on Bali killing 202 and injuring 209.

The Resolution calls on the international community to dismantle terrorist networks, advance personal and religious freedoms, tolerance, political liberty and economic prosperity and combat social injustice, oppression, poverty and other causes of terrorism.

Sponsor: Senator William H. Frist R-TN)

Vote: Passed Senate by Unanimous Consent October 4, 2005

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost.

MORE INFORMATION

Whereas terrorists have planned and conducted attacks around the world since September 11, 2001, including the bombing of a night club on the Indonesian island of Bali on October 12, 2002, that killed 202 people and injured 209, the bombings of two synagogues and the British Embassy in Istanbul, Turkey, in November 2003, that killed 56 people and injured more than 450, the bombing of the train system in Madrid, Spain, on March 11, 2004, that killed more than 190 people and injured approximately 1,500, and the bombing of London's public transportation system during the morning rush hour on July 7, 2005, that killed 52 people and injured approximately 700;

Whereas terrorists have struck Indonesia on multiple occasions, including the December 5, 2002, bombing of a McDonald's restaurant on Sulawesi Island that killed 3 people and injured 11, the August 5, 2003, bombing of the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta that killed 12 people and injured 150, and the September 9, 2004, bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta that killed 11 people and injured 100;

Whereas on October 1, 2005, terrorists again struck the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali, detonating explosives in three crowded restaurants that killed at least 19 innocent Indonesian civilians and foreign tourists from around the world and injuring approximately 132 others, including at least 6 citizens of the United States;

Whereas the terrorist attacks in Bali, Indonesia were senseless, barbaric, and depraved acts carried out against innocent civilians;

Whereas Indonesia is a friend and ally of the United States and in the past has endured terrorism against its civilians;

Whereas the people of the United States stand in solidarity with the people of Indonesia in fighting terrorism;

Whereas the United States immediately condemned the terrorist attacks and extended the condolences of the people of the United States to the people of Indonesia; and

Whereas Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denounced the terrorist attacks on Bali, Indonesia, and stated, `The United States stands with the people and government of Indonesia as they work to bring to justice those responsible for these acts of terrorism. We will continue to work together in our common fight against terror.': Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate--

(1) expresses deepest sympathies and condolences to the people of Indonesia and the victims and their families of the heinous terrorist attacks that occurred on the Indonesian island of Bali on October 1, 2005;

(2) condemns these barbaric and unwarranted attacks on the innocent people of Indonesia and foreign tourists;

(3) expresses strong and continued solidarity with the people of Indonesia in opposing extremism and pledges to remain shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of Indonesia to bring the terrorists responsible for these and other brutal acts of violence 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 freedoms, ethnic and racial tolerance, political liberty and pluralism, and economic prosperity; and

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