[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 11, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H5495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FAILURE OF INTELLIGENCE NETWORK

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I condemn this tragic act of war, like 
all, but yesterday showed the failings of American policy, folks. This 
attack was planned for months, maybe years. Where is our intelligence 
network, our human intelligence network?
  The fact is, ladies and gentlemen, it is easy to attack the United 
States of America. Our borders are so wide open, terrorists could cross 
them with a nuclear warhead, and it may be unpopular to say, but I 
believe America's foreign policy in the Mideast is so one-sided that we 
endanger now American citizens. We must be fair in our policies.
  I condemn these tragic acts. The Congress must now look in the mirror 
and do what is right and to be fair. My heart goes out to all of the 
victims and families of victims of this tragic war against America.

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