[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 119 (Thursday, September 19, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1623]
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                  TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPT. 11, 2001

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                        HON. TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 19, 2002

  Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, last Wednesday our nation 
commemorated the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. While these 
attacks were committed on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, they 
were in fact directed at our nation as a whole. Our freedom, our way of 
life, the very foundations of our great democracy, were ruthlessly 
targeted by an unprecedented force of evil. Now, one year later, our 
nation is stronger and more unified than ever to rid the world of 
terrorism in all of its forms, as well as its root causes including 
poverty, injustice, and despair. It is my sincere hope that America 
never forgets the terrible atrocities committed within our borders. 
These acts were a direct attack upon freedom loving people everywhere 
and we have a duty to ensure that freedom and democracy prevail in this 
struggle against tyranny and oppression.

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