[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 119 (Thursday, September 13, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     NO SAFE HARBOR FOR TERRORISTS

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                          HON. CHARLES F. BASS

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 13, 2001

  Mr. BASS. Mr. Speaker, today I lend my thoughts and prayers, along 
with those of my colleagues, fellow Americans, and all our friends 
around the world, to the victims of these terrorist assaults and their 
families, a number of whom come from New Hampshire. But even as we work 
now to recover from these attacks--to bury the dead, to comfort the 
survivors and families, and to rebuild--we must turn our attention to 
the future.
  In the days and weeks ahead we will of course take steps to increase 
the security and safety of Americans in travel and in their places of 
work and to bring those responsible to justice. We must remember, 
however, that no system of security is invincible. So long as 
terrorists are able to organize, finance, communicate, train, and 
execute such operations, this country and our allies will always be at 
risk.
  The time has now come to recognize that a new defining doctrine must 
be embraced: that no safe harbor can be allowed for terrorists. No 
country can be allowed to tolerate the presence of terrorists or their 
supporters or assets within their borders. Such states must be held to 
the same level of account as the terrorists themselves, and we must use 
every means necessary to drive home this point to them.
  With no place to hide, no place to train and organize, no place to 
keep their assets, the power of terrorists will be critically 
undermined. This doctrine of no safe harbor will be the greatest legacy 
for the victims of these terrorist attacks; that truly everything will 
be done to ensure that we are never so vulnerable again.

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