[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 7 (Thursday, January 21, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 MILITARY TRIBUNALS FOR TERRORISTS ACT

  (Mr. BUCHANAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Speaker, this week, I introduced legislation that 
requires terrorists to be tried in military courts. The American people 
are outraged that foreign terrorists that are waging war against the 
United States are being treated as common criminals. The al Qaeda-
trained Nigerian terrorist accused of trying to blow up Flight 253 on 
Christmas Day--I was in Detroit that day--is only the latest example of 
this misguided policy.
  The mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks is going on trial in New York 
City, just blocks from Ground Zero. Even the New York Democratic 
Governor disagrees with this approach.
  Putting terrorists on trial before military tribunals has many 
benefits, including the fact that sensitive U.S. intelligence sources 
and methods will be protected. I urge all my colleagues on both sides 
of the aisle to support and cosponsor the Military Tribunal for 
Terrorists Act.

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