Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “this past Sunday marked the tenth anniversary of the deplorable terrorist attack against the AMIA Jewish Community…”

“this past Sunday marked the tenth anniversary of the deplorable terrorist attack against the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Eighty-five innocent human beings, including frail little girls and boys were killed, and 300 were wounded, by elements linked to the global terrorist network. Today, sorrow, despair and frustration still permeate the air, as justice remains an elusive, abstract concept for the victims and survivors of the AMIA bombing. This cannot and must not continue. For this reason, the resolution I drafted with the Ranking Member of the International Relations Committee, Mr. Lantos, renews and redirects international attention to the AMIA bombing, in order to ensure that justice is finally served--to ensure that the terrorists are held accountable, and that they are no longer allowed to roam freely, enjoying virtual impunity for this horrific act. It was clear from the onset that the AMIA attack and the earlier one on the Israeli Embassy, were part of a campaign of violence targeted at the Jewish community in Argentina and throughout the world, by radical militant groups in the Middle East. Considerable evidence now supports this linkage, attributing the bombing to the terrorist group Hizballah, based in Lebanon, supported by Syria, and sponsored by Iran.”