I told them both I was sick with what happened inside that prison, and so were the American citizens.

We are committed to strengthening the consensus among nations that proliferation is unacceptable.

We recognise the NPT as the cornerstone of the global non-proliferation regime.

We commend the African Union for assuming a leading role in its monitoring mission.

We believe that freedom has the power to defeat poverty and hopelessness and ignorance.

The United States reaffirms its commitment to the worldwide elimination of torture.

With other nations, we acted.

I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed FY 2005 budget amendments.

I hereby impose the sanction set out in section 604(a)(2) 'Downgrade in Status of the PLO Office in the United States.'

In total, these amendments would not increase the discretionary budget authority proposed in my FY 2005 Budget.

This waiver shall be effective for a period of 180 days from the date hereof or until such time as the next report required by section 603 of the Act is transmitted to the Congress, whichever is later.