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John Boozman: Obviously, there's nothing in the bill pertaining to any sort of aggressive action against Iran as far as military…

On the recordJuly 30, 2007
Obviously, there's nothing in the bill pertaining to any sort of aggressive action against Iran as far as military action. This, or a similar bill, has been introduced several times since the AMIA bombing, and so there's no way that this is being ginned up by the administration. Last October, Argentina's state prosecutor concluded that the AMIA bombing was decided and organized, I quote, ``decided and organized by the highest leaders of the former Government of Iran, whom at the same time entrusted its execution to the Lebanese group of Hezbollah.'' Last March, acting on the state prosecutor's conclusions, INTERPOL's Executive Committee recommended the issuance of red notices for five Iranian officials and one Hezbollah operative in connection with the bombing. This is about an effort to get justice. Delayed justice, as Mr. Kucinich said, is justice that we certainly need to get done. And, again, this is not about ginning up in an effort to support the President with some sort of military operation. This is about taking the actions that INTERPOL, taking the actions that the Argentineans want to take, and encouraging them with a sense of Congress.
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John Boozman
Republican · Arkansas

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Discussing a bill related to justice for the AMIA bombing and Iran's involvement.

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