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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 587 

Expressing concern relating to the threatening behavior of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the ideological alliance that exists between the countries 

of Cuba and Venezuela, and supporting the people of Iran, Cuba, and 

Venezuela in the quest of those peoples to achieve a truly democratic 

form of government. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 

Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. MARTINEZ, and Mr. COLEMAN) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing concern relating to the threatening behavior of 

the Islamic Republic of Iran and the ideological alliance 

that exists between the countries of Cuba and Venezuela, 

and supporting the people of Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela 

in the quest of those peoples to achieve a truly democratic form of government. 

Whereas, for the past 2 decades, the Department of State 

has found Iran to be the leading sponsor of international 

terrorism in the world; 

Whereas the Department of State has consistently added 

Cuba to the list of state sponsors of terrorism; 


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Whereas the Department of State declared in the report entitled ‘‘Patterns of Global Terrorism 2001’’ that ‘‘Iran’s 

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Ministry of Intelligence and Security continued to be involved in the planning and support of terrorist acts and supported a variety of groups that use terrorism to pursue their goals’’; 

Whereas the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has 

openly declared that Israel ‘‘must be wiped off the map’’, 

and publicly denied the Holocaust; 

Whereas President Ahmadinejad has similarly called for the 

destruction of the United States and the hatred of all 

Jewish peoples; 

Whereas President Ahmadinejad recently attended a summit 

of the Non-Aligned Movement in Cuba and, in cooperation with Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, has used that 

body as a platform to spread anti-democratic messages; 

Whereas the Government of Cuba, led by Fidel Castro, and 

the Government of Venezuela, led by President Hugo 

Chavez, have— 

(1) repressed political dissent in the countries of 

those leaders; 

(2) propagated antidemocratic ideals; and 

(3) participated in the summit of the Non-Aligned 

Movement; 

Whereas, in September 2000, while being interviewed by AlJazeera television, President Castro stated that ‘‘We are 

not ready for reconciliation with the United States, and 

I will not reconcile with the imperialist system’’; 

Whereas, in August 2005, President Chavez stated that ‘‘socialism is the only path’’, and that his goal is to ‘‘save 

a world threatened by the voracity of U.S. imperialism’’; 


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Whereas, on September 20, 2006, while speaking to the General Assembly of the United Nations, President Chavez 

referred to the President of the United States as the 

devil, stating ‘‘The devil came here yesterday . . . and it 

smells of sulfur still today.’’; and 

Whereas neither the Non-Aligned Movement nor the United 

Nations should exist as a venue to spread hate, demagoguery, and anti-democratic ideals: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) condemns— 

3 (A) the anti-democratic actions of, and re4 pressive regimes created by, the leaders of the 

5 Governments of Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela; and 

6 (B) the misguided, irrational, and out7 rageous statements of the leaders of those coun8 tries; 

9 (2) expresses concern relating to the national 

10 security implications of the relationships between 

11 those leaders; 

12 (3) supports the people of Iran, Cuba, and Ven13 ezuela in the quest of those peoples to achieve a 

14 truly democratic form of government; and 

15 (4) calls on the international community to con16 demn the antidemocratic actions of those repressive 

17 regimes. 

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