[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 12, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H2818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        AL QAEDA CONNECTION, ZARQAWI, CONTINUES TO HARM AMERICA

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the world was 
shocked by a video depicting the savage beheading of an American 
civilian by Iraq's al Qaeda connection, Abu Musab al Zarqawi.
  It is time to put an end to the intentional denial that al Qaeda had 
no connection with Saddam Hussein. Secretary of State Colin Powell 
warned the U.N. in February 2003 that after the victory in Afghanistan, 
al Qaeda operatives set up new camps in Iraq, led by Osama bin Laden's 
lieutenant, Zarqawi, who was allowed free operation in Baghdad by 
Saddam Hussein.
  Since then, Zarqawi has led al Qaeda within Iraq to bomb the U.N. 
headquarters in Baghdad and to attempt the killing last month of 80,000 
in Jordan with chemical weapons. Additionally, in his letter to al 
Qaeda leadership, Zarqawi admitted to masterminding the daily attacks 
in Iraq.
  We are fighting al Qaeda terrorists in Iraq as part of the global war 
on terror. Yet, despite our enemy's savagery, our brave troops will 
fight and win this war to protect American families.
  In conclusion, may God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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