III
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 727
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 9, 2008
Mrs. Clinton (for herself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Menendez) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Honoring the victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 on the twentieth anniversary of the tragedy.
Whereas, on December 21, 1988, 259 passengers and crew members on board Pan American Airways flight 103, and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie, Scotland, were killed by a terrorist’s bomb;
Whereas 189 people of the United States and nationals from 20 other countries were victims of this heinous attack;
Whereas the families and friends of the victims of this tragedy have suffered immeasurable losses;
Whereas people around the world actively have worked to diminish the possibility of future terrorist attacks;
Whereas in 2003, Libya accepted responsibility for Libyan officials’ involvement in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103, denounced terrorism, and vowed to abandon its weapons program;
Whereas, on October 31, 2008, almost 20 years after the terrorist attack, Libya completed delivery of long-awaited compensation to the families of the victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103; and
Whereas nothing can replace the loved ones lost in the attack, and the United States must never forget the victims of this crime: Now, therefore, be it
That the Senate—
designates
December 21, 2008, as Twentieth Anniversary of Remembrance for the
Victims of the Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 Day
; and
conveys the most sincere condolences to the families, friends, and communities of the victims of the attack on Flight 103.