[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 72 (Thursday, June 8, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H3500]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FREEDOM IS ON THE MARCH IN IRAQ

  (Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, last night, the murderous 
mission of one of the most brutal terrorist minds in Iraq, al-Zarqawi, 
al Qaeda's master of death and destruction to Sunni, Shiite, Kurd and 
coalition forces alike, has been brought to an end. The death of 
Zarqawi, al Qaeda's commander-in-chief of the insurgency, is proof to 
the people of Iraq, the United States and the world as a whole that 
freedom is on the march. His death in a U.S. military air strike 
represents another milestone in the war on terror.
  We owe a debt of gratitude to our men and women in uniform who put 
themselves in harm's way to protect our freedom and to bring terrorists 
like al-Zarqawi to justice.
  I call upon my colleagues to reaffirm our commitment to the important 
work our troops in Iraq are doing to make the world a safer place for 
people of all nations.

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