Name: Tribute to Retiring California Assemblywoman Jackie Speier
Author: Tom Lantos

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Tom Lantos, Getting America's Anti-Terrorist Message to Central Asia

“ It is vital that the people of Afghanistan and its neighbors know the truth about America's objectives in combating terrorism and understand how our actions benefit all of mankind.
Setting up Radio Free Afghanistan will give us a valuable tool to fight the vicious propaganda that Osama bin Laden and his supporters continue to spew forth. But Radio Free Afghanistan cannot succeed in isolation. Its broadcasts must be supplemented by stepped up and improved broadcasts to Afghanistan's neighbors--Pakistan and the Eurasian states of Kazahkstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. ”

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Tom Lantos, Getting America's Anti-Terrorist Message to Central Asia

“ Accordingly, even as we work with the governments of Central Asia to oust the Taliban and al-Qaeda from Afghanistan, we need also to make it very clear both to the governments and the peoples of the region that we oppose the repression and corruption that are causing so much suffering, deprivation and opportunities for Islamic extremists. ”

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Tom Lantos, Islamic Extremists Find Unwitting Allies in Central Asian Dictatorships

“ Speaker, the people of Kazakhstan know that they inhabit a rich country, but they also know that very little of that wealth trickles down to them. They are also not blind to the questionable elections, the stifling of press freedom, and the jailing of opposition leaders that have characterized the country's political life. They are losing hope, and thus they are vulnerable to the siren calls of the Islamic extremists. ”

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Tom Lantos, Getting America's Anti-Terrorist Message to Central Asia

“ In our broadcasts to these countries, we should bear in mind that repression and corruption are causing the people to lose hope; and if the governments that rule in the five former Soviet republics of Central Asia do not loosen their grip on their people, the people may respond to the siren call of Islamic extremists as holding out the only source of hope for change. ”

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Tom Lantos, Getting America's Anti-Terrorist Message to Central Asia

“ As my colleagues are aware, the Taliban are actively supporting an Islamic extremist insurgency in the Fergana Valley, where the borders of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan converge. It is conceivable that the Taliban's ultimate objective is Kazakhstan, the largest country in the region, rich in oil and minerals. ”

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Tom Lantos, Tribute to Retiring California Assemblywoman Jackie Speier

“ Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to Jackie Speier as she completes 10 years of distinguished service in the California State Assembly. The people of San Mateo County and the people of California have been well served by her leadership and advocacy in the State assembly. ”

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Tom Lantos, Tribute to Retiring California Assemblywoman Jackie Speier

“ Jackie Speier was born in San Francisco--the daughter of a German immigrant and an American mother. She attended local schools in south San Francisco and graduated from Mercy High School in Burlington. ”

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Tom Lantos, Getting America's Anti-Terrorist Message to Central Asia

“ Broadcasts by Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty to these countries should be increased both in air time and in quality. They should also be broadcast in FM frequency, not short-wave, in order to reach the largest percentage of the population. ”

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