[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 72 (Thursday, June 8, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H3501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              AN IMPORTANT DAY IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, today is an important day in the global war 
on terror. One of al Qaeda's most evil and ruthless terrorists, al-
Zarqawi, has been eliminated, along with seven of his top aides. 
Justice has prevailed.
  As the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Zarqawi was the mastermind behind 
the brutal murder of countless innocent Iraqis, car bombings, 
assassinations, kidnappings and attacks on our troops. It was Zarqawi 
who appeared on Internet videos personally beheading innocent civilians 
for the whole world to see.
  News like this shows that we are making steady progress in Iraq. The 
death of al-Zarqawi strengthens the new Iraqi government and Prime 
Minister al-Maliki and sends a clear message to the terrorists of the 
world. The courage and dedication of the U.S. and Iraqi and coalition 
security forces remind the world that the forces of freedom and liberty 
will ultimately prevail over the forces of murder and terror.

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