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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 264 

Expressing sympathy for the people of Indonesia in the aftermath of the 

deadly terrorist attacks in Bali on October 1, 2005. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 4, 2005 

Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. FEINGOLD, and Mr. 

MARTINEZ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 

agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing sympathy for the people of Indonesia in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks in Bali on October 

1, 2005. 

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 
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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 respon-
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sible for these acts of terrorism. We will continue to work 

together in our common fight against terror.’’: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) expresses deepest sympathies and condo3 lences to the people of Indonesia and the victims and 

4 their families of the heinous terrorist attacks that 

5 occurred on the Indonesian island of Bali on October 

6 1, 2005; 

7 (2) condemns these barbaric and unwarranted 

8 attacks on the innocent people of Indonesia and for9 eign tourists; 

10 (3) expresses strong and continued solidarity 

11 with the people of Indonesia in opposing extremism 

12 and pledges to remain shoulder-to-shoulder with the 

13 people of Indonesia to bring the terrorists respon14 sible for these and other brutal acts of violence to 

15 justice; and 

16 (4) calls upon the international community to 

17 renew and strengthen efforts to— 

18 (A) defeat terrorists by dismantling ter19 rorist networks and exposing the violent and ni20 hilistic ideology of terrorism; 

21 (B) increase international cooperation to 

22 advance personal and religious freedoms, ethnic 
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1 and racial tolerance, political liberty and plu2 ralism, and economic prosperity; and 

3 (C) combat the social injustice, oppression, 

4 poverty, and extremism that contributes to ter5 rorism. 

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