H862 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 23, 2007 wish for more like it in this, Vancouver’s from New York be removed from the 1701 was passed. Among other things, 150th year. list of cosponsors for H.R. 217. 1701 called for a U.N. peacekeeping f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there force of up to 50,000 troops to assist the STATE OF THE UNION ROAD MAP objection to the request of the gen- Lebanese military to prevent tleman from New York? ’s resurgence and rearma- (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked There was no objection. ment in southern . and was given permission to address Unfortunately, these troops have not the House for 1 minute and to revise f stopped and from rearming and extend her remarks.) SPECIAL ORDERS Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Hezbollah, and Israel must watch as Speaker, in a few hours we will be lis- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under this threat is re-emerging just miles tening to the President provide us with the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- from its border. a road map for the State of the Union. uary 18, 2007, and under a previous Mr. Speaker, I submit for the RECORD I ask the President as he comes to this order of the House, the following Mem- this recent article that appeared in House and this place to recognize that bers will be recognized for 5 minutes Jane’s Defence Weekly. It details some we are in this together and we look for- each. of the problems Lebanese and U.N. ward to working together. f forces are having stopping the move- But it certainly should be part of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a ment of weapons across the Syrian- conscience of this body and of America previous order of the House, the gentle- Lebanese border. What is clear from that our soldiers remain in serious woman from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) this article, and numerous other re- jeopardy, not because they have not is recognized for 5 minutes. ports, is that Hezbollah is rearming done their job, but because we have not (Ms. FOXX addressed the House. Her and gaining autonomy again in south- done ours. remarks will appear hereafter in the ern Lebanon. When soldiers can be dressed in semi- Extensions of Remarks.) Just last week in an interview, American uniforms and wage attacks Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on unsuspecting U.S. military, we have f promised that Hezbollah would inten- a problem. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a sify its campaign to bring down the Mr. Speaker, I am asking for a seri- previous order of the House, the gen- Lebanese Government in the coming ous consideration of the cutting of tleman from California (Mr. GEORGE days and weeks. Israel and the United funds to this war in terms of its plus- MILLER) is recognized for 5 minutes. States cannot let this happen, and we up, a new direction, and a political dip- (Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California must support Israel’s right to defend lomatic approach allowing to pro- addressed the House. His remarks will itself before its civilians are indis- vide its own security with our tech- appear hereafter in the Extensions of criminately attacked once again. nical support. Remarks.) Over the years, we have watched as It is now time to celebrate the heroes f Israel has made unilateral concessions, of our military and to bring our sol- A TERRORIST GROUP REARMS withdrawing from Lebanon in 2000 and diers home. I look forward to the mes- withdrawing from Gaza in 2005, and sage on the State of the Union. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a each concession has resulted in grow- f previous order of the House, the gen- ing threats on its borders and attacks tleman from Texas (Mr. GENE GREEN) on its soldiers and citizens. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER is recognized for 5 minutes. PRO TEMPORE After entering southern Lebanon to Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. battle Hezbollah militants last sum- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Speaker, today in Lebanon, protesters mer, Israel again withdrew under LYNCH). After consultation among the are rioting, burning tires and cars, and United Nations Resolution 1701, passed Speaker and the majority and minority crippling Beirut to oppose the govern- sending international troops to south- leaders, and with their consent, the ment of Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad ern Lebanon with the promise that the Chair announces that, when the two Saniora. international troops would assist Leb- Houses meet tonight in joint session to The majority of the opposition comes anon’s military to prevent Hezbollah hear an address by the President of the from Hezbollah and its supporters seek- from rearming. United States, only the doors imme- ing more influence in Lebanon’s gov- Again, the promises of security made diately opposite the Speaker and those ernment. to Israel by the international commu- immediately to her left and right will At the same time, one of our close al- nity have not been fulfilled and be open. lies is forced to watch these riots as a Hezbollah is getting stronger. No one will be allowed on the floor of recurring threat is building on its bor- the House who does not have the privi- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues ders. and the international community to lege of the floor of the House. Due to Last summer we watched as the ter- the large attendance that is antici- join me in looking for a solution to rorist group Hezbollah kidnapped two this situation. As a close ally, we pated, the rule regarding the privilege Israeli soldiers and killed eight others of the floor must be strictly enforced. should ensure Israel’s hands are not and began firing missiles into Israeli Children of Members will not be per- tied while this threat builds on its bor- cities intentionally targeting civilian mitted on the floor. The cooperation of der, and we should address this growing populations and infrastructure. all Members is requested. problem before Hezbollah again decides The practice of reserving seats prior This group was supplied by Syria and to attack Israeli soldiers and civilians. to the joint session by placard will not Iran for years, and built up stockpiles [From Jane’s Defence Weekly, Jan. 3, 2007] of weapons after Israel completely be allowed. Members may reserve their IRAN REPLENISHES HIZBULLAH’S ARMS withdrew from southern Lebanon in seats only by physical presence fol- INVENTORY lowing the security sweep of the Cham- 2000 in accordance with United Nations (By Robin Hughes) Security Council Resolution 425. ber. Some five months after UN Resolution 1701 Without prejudice to the possible re- Israel responded in self-defense and halted the conflict in south Lebanon between sumption of legislative business, the launched an offensive in southern Leb- Israel and the Islamic Resistance—the armed Chair will now recognize Members for anon to destroy the weapons caches wing of Shi’ite Party of God (Hizbullah), Iran Special Orders not beyond 5 p.m., at and Hezbollah’s bunkers. Fortunately, has replenished Hizbullah’s depleted stocks which time the Chair will declare the the Israeli Air Force was able to de- of surface-to-surface rockets and anti-tank House in recess. stroy many of the longer range rockets guided weapons (ATGWs). Hezbollah possessed, but thousands of Prior to the onset of the conflict on 12 f shorter-range rockets were indiscrimi- July, Western intelligence agencies esti- mated that Hizbullah had amassed an inven- REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER nately fired at Israeli towns and vil- AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 217 tory of some 12,000 rockets of various cali- lages. bres. During the conflict the Islamic Resist- Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I ask After 2 months of fighting, United ance expended about 4,000 rockets, while its unanimous consent that Mr. CROWLEY Nations Security Council Resolution longer-range systems, namely the Iranian-

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Oversight Panel of the Committee on ployed, having sustained considerable dam- A Western diplomatic source told Jane’s Appropriations: age as a result of Israel Air Force (IAF) that the Islamic Resistance—citing lessons strikes. learned in the early stages of the conflict Mr. HOLT, New Jersey, Chairman Hizbullah emerged from the conflict stra- where it lacked the means to contend with Mr. OBEY, Wisconsin tegically weaker, and, with the implementa- IAF operations—has specifically pressured Mr. MURTHA, Pennsylvania tion of Resolution 1701, lost its autonomy in Iran for ‘‘an array of more advanced weap- Mr. REYES, Texas south Lebanon. onry, including surface-to-air missile [SAM] Mr. DICKS, Washington A Western defence source told Jane’s that systems.’’ Mrs. LOWEY, New York Iran, with Syrian compliance, has now The source said that ‘‘following the supply Mr. CRAMER, Alabama ramped up deliveries of rockets, ATGWs and of an undisclosed quantity of Iranian-made Mr. SCHIFF, California other advanced systems in ‘‘an effort to re- [reverse-engineered Chinese C802/YJ–2] habilitate Hizbullah’s military strength and radar-guided anti-ship cruise missiles and Mr. LAHOOD, Illinois, Ranking Minor- status’’. Chinese QW–1 [Vanguard] shoulder-launched ity Member The underlying message here is one of ‘‘un- SAMs’’, Iran has agreed to supply advanced Mr. LEWIS, California finished business’’ or preparation for a sec- Russian-made SAM systems to Hizbullah as Mr. YOUNG, Florida ond stage of operations. part of its strategy to transform Hizbullah Mr. HOEKSTRA, Michigan Ali Akbar Mohtashemi Pour, Iran’s former ‘‘into a coherent fighting force and a re- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey. ambassador to Syria and one of the main gional strategic arm’’. forces behind the foundation of Hizbullah, The source added that Tehran will supply f confirmed on 1 November in an interview Hizbullah with Russian-produced SAMs, in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a with the AKI news agency that Tehran had cluding the Strela-2/2M (SA–7 ‘‘Grail’’), previous order of the House, the gen- begun restocking Hizbullah with weapons. Strela-3 (SA–14 ‘‘Gremlin’’) and Ilgla-lE (SA– tleman from North Carolina. (Mr. Later, on 6 November, Mohtashemi Pour 16 ‘‘Gimlet’’) man-portable SAMs. Iran is noted that Tehran had ‘‘started to re-arm JONES) is recognized for 5 minutes. also understood to have agreed to deliver its (Mr. JONES of North Carolina ad- Hizbullah for all its needs’’. own version of the Chinese QW–l man-port- The extent of this commitment was borne able low- to very-low-altitude SAM system— dressed the House. His remarks will ap- out in a speech by Hizbullah Secretary Gen- the Mithaq-l—developed by the Iranian pear hereafter in the Extensions of Re- eral Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah at the Divine Defence Ministry’s Shahid Kazemi Industrial marks.) Victory Rally in Beirut on 22 September. Complex in Tehran. f ‘‘The resistance today has more than 20,000 Iran has, in the interim, set out to restock rockets. The resistance is today stronger Hizbullah’s inventory of 122 mm Grad-series CONGRATULATING THE RICHLAND than on July 12 and stronger than ever be- Katyusha rockets, 240 mm Fajr-3 and 333 mm SPRINGS COYOTES FOOTBALL fore,’’ he said. Fajr-5 rockets, truck-mounted Falaq-l and TEAM While these numbers have yet to be inde- Falaq-2 truck-mounted multiple-launch pendently confirmed, the source noted that rockets systems, RAAD–T and Toophan The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a the Iranian unit charged with liaising with ATGWs and Nader improved rocket-propelled previous order of the House, the gen- Hizbullah, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary grenades (RPGs), the source said. However, tleman from Texas (Mr. CONAWAY) is Guards Corps (IRGC) ‘‘Qods Force’’—cur- to date there is no evidence that Tehran is recognized for 5 minutes. rently headed by IRGC Brigadier General replenishing Hizbullah’s Zelzal-series longer- Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise Kazem Soleimani—has, since the end of the range rockets, although sources suggest conflict, significantly stepped up the trans- today to commend the Richland these could still be smuggled in separate Springs Coyotes football team for win- fer of war materiel, along with funding, component packages. training and intelligence on Israel, to the Is- Syria, the source said, continues to resup- ning the 2006 Six-Man Division 1 State lamic Resistance. ply Hizbullah with 220 mm and 302 mm rock- Champions and the Sports Illustrated Much of this weapons supply has been fa- ets (dubbed Raad and Khaibar-l (M302 by the six-man football poll national cham- cilitated by the compliance of Damascus in IDF) respectively); Kornet-E, Metis-M and pionship. With its second national smuggling weapons across its borders, the Konkurs ATGWs; and RPG–29 tandem-war- source claimed. ‘‘While Iran is the key weap- crown in 3 years, Richland Springs be- head RPGs. on supplier, Syria was, and still is, the domi- comes only the third school to achieve These moves come despite offers to Israel nant if not exclusive channel for weapons such an honor. from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on 19 transfer to Hizbullah. This operation is led Playing before a record crowd of December to crack down on Hizbullah and by Syrian military officers in co-operation the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Move- 12,000 fans at Abilene’s Shotwell Sta- with senior IRGC officials in Iran and ment, Hamas, in exchange for a return to ne- dium, they defeated the Rule Bobcats Syria,’’ the source added. gotiations. by a score of 78–58, finishing the year However, most of the rockets fired on with a perfect 14–0 record. The Coyotes Israel during the conflict were Syrian made f and the majority of ATGW deployed by broke the 1988 record for the highest Hizbullah were Russian made, acquired and b 1445 score in a championship game and amazed the fans with their speed and supplied by Syria. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO Terje Roed-Larsen, the UN Secretary Gen- skill by recovering the on-side kick to BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE eral’s Special Envoy for the Implementation open the game. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION of Security Council Resolution 1559, an- Six-man football has a long history nounced on 31 October that he had received The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. in Texas. From its beginning in 1938, reports from Lebanese government officials LYNCH). Pursuant to sections 5580 and Texas now has over 102 public schools of ‘‘extensive weapons smuggling into Leb- 5581 of the Revised Statutes (20 U.S.C. anon’’. and as many as 60 private schools con- In an unprecedented step, the Lebanese 42–43), and the order of the House of tinuing this proud tradition of six-man armed forces have deployed over 8,000 troops January 4, 2007, the Chair announces football. along the 265 km Lebanon-Syria border to the Speaker’s appointment of the fol- I want to recognize the tireless ef- counter these activities. lowing Members of the House to the forts of Coach Burkhart, Coach While they have managed limited suc- Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Ethridge, Coach Dodson, and Coach cesses, ‘‘the length of the border and the Institution: Rogers for the national and State titles forces allocated for the mission by the gov- Mr. BECERRA, California ernment are insufficient’’, the sources said. that they have brought to Richland ‘‘Moreover, because of the sensitivity of Ms. MATSUI, California. Springs. the issue and the considerable concern over f I also want to recognize members of Hizbullah’s military strength—where the the team: Coey Smith, Jeremiah Rami- Lebanese forces do not want to openly con- APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO rez, Cason Fikes, Houston Burleson, front Hizbullah—the general trend is to turn SELECT INTELLIGENCE OVER- Mark Williams, Haustin Burkhart, a blind eye toward the border activity and to SIGHT PANEL Kevin Larson, Shelby Smith, James detect and cover up exposed weapon smug- gling incidents as quickly as possible,’’ the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Farris, Nigel Bates, Mitchell Jacobson, source said. ant to clause 4(a)(5) of rule X, and the Andrew Fowler, Chevy Saldivar, Tyler At the same time, 19 vessels of the rein- order of the House of January 4, 2007, Ethridge, Richie Daniels, Adrian Avila, forced UN Interim Force in Lebanon the Chair announces the Speaker’s ap- Bobby Borders, Khalid Khatib, Patrick

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