We are optimistic, but we are optimistic in a cautious fashion. Tom Lantos More Quotes by Tom Lantos More Quotes From Tom Lantos Let me start with Yahoo. As we meet today, a Chinese citizen who had the courage to speak his mind on the Internet is in prison because Yahoo chose to share his name and address with the Chinese Government. Tom Lantos chinese government names The Chinese leadership hoped that the world would soon forget the Tiananmen Square massacre. Our job in Congress is to ensure that we never forget those who lost their lives in Tiananmen Square that day or the pro-democracy cause for which they fought. Tom Lantos squares leadership jobs On July 18, we will mark the 12th anniversary of the senseless loss of 85 lives in the bombing of the Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tom Lantos july anniversary loss The Lord gave us Ten Commandments, but the bill before the House today gives us 39. Tom Lantos bills house giving The leader of Iran made one of the most repugnant remarks the international community has heard since Adolf Hitler. Tom Lantos iran community leader How will decent people in the region ever believe in peace if Arab terrorists interpret every gesture of peace as a display of weakness and then act accordingly? Tom Lantos weakness believe people Google, Microsoft and Yahoo should be developing new technologies to bypass government sensors and barriers to the Internet; but instead, they agreed to guard the gates themselves. Tom Lantos google technology government Despite its enormous power and wealth, China's ruling elite remains absolutely petrified that the free flow of information will undermine its political legitimacy, particularly among China's younger generation. Tom Lantos generations information political A stable Iraq at peace with its neighbors will remain elusive until we improve both the security and the economic environment in Iraq. Tom Lantos neighbor iraq environment 40 percent of North Korean children suffer from stunted growth. 20 percent are underweight. Tom Lantos growth suffering children Our neighbor Canada has 2,200 troops serving in Afghanistan. Canada has also assumed responsibility for the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar, which was originally established by our own military. Tom Lantos team military responsibility The patience of the American public with dilatory diplomatic delays will be very limited. Tom Lantos diplomatic delay patience Insurgents have capitalized on popular resentment and anger towards the United States and the Iraqi government to build their own political, financial and military support, and the faith of Iraqi citizens in their new government has been severely undermined. Tom Lantos anger government military Hezbollah's contempt for human suffering is total, as it showed once again this morning when its rockets murdered two Israeli Arab children in Nazareth. Tom Lantos morning two children Europe was not as outraged by Auschwitz as by Guantanamo Bay. Tom Lantos guantanamo-bay auschwitz europe So rather than face the bitter truth, China has placed severe restrictions on the Internet and enlisted America's high-tech companies as their Internet police. Tom Lantos enlisting police america Today's announcement projects a picture of profound weakness in U.S. diplomacy. It should not have been a heavy lift for our diplomats in New York and in foreign capitals to recruit the necessary 96 affirmative votes to seat the United States in the new council. Tom Lantos weakness new-york profound Our resolution urges all Latin American and Caribbean countries to designate al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad as terrorist organizations. Tom Lantos american our resolution caribbean
