[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         TERROR ATTACKS IN RUSSIA PART OF GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR

  (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, last week the world 
watched in horror as militant terrorists murdered hundreds of Russian 
schoolchildren. No one can doubt that we are in a full-scale global war 
on terror. Since September 11, the terrorists have attacked in Tunis, 
Karachi, Bali, Jakarta, Casablanca, Bombay, Mombassa, Najaf, Riyadh, 
Baghdad, Istanbul, Madrid, and continued the campaign of terror against 
Israel.
  As British Prime Minister Tony Blair has stated, the world was 
transformed on September 11. We can no longer simply grieve for the 
victims of these evil acts; we must join together and defeat the 
terrorists before they can strike again. This is why President George 
W. Bush has brought together allies to liberate millions from 
terrorist-sponsoring regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq. Together with our 
allies, we are making major arrests of terrorists throughout the world, 
cutting off their financial assets, and increasing our intelligence 
capabilities.
  We must realize that this war cannot be won overnight. It requires 
perseverance and steadfastness. Yet, in the end, freedom and liberty 
will triumph over extremist hatred.
  In conclusion, may God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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