[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15003]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            TREATMENT OF ENEMY COMBATANTS AT GUANTANAMO BAY

  (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, in recent weeks, there have continued to be 
reckless, anti-American comments made by some who even work in this 
very Capitol building.
  The truth has been emerging more recently of our soldiers' incredibly 
hospitable treatment of our enemies. Though there is still some 
rhetoric denouncing our amazingly humane treatment of combatants, 
others have begun to change their comments, congratulating our 
servicemembers on their progress since they were called Nazis and 
cruel.
  The fact is, our treatment has not had to progress. Our 
servicemembers were never Nazis, were not cruel. Their humane treatment 
of evil combatants who throw urine and fecal matter or semen and spit 
on them has been unparalleled in combatant history. The constant 
demonizing of our servicemembers has been played and replayed by our 
enemies abroad and has done more damage to us, our servicemembers, and 
our reputation than any isolated members themselves may have done.
  Some liberals have worried about what might happen in the future to 
American POWs because of our treatment at Guantanamo. Let me give a 
quick reminder. They killed thousands of people on 9/11, innocent 
people. They took people they captured and took hostage, put them on 
their knees with blindfolds, and sawed and cut off their heads. These 
are not nice people. They have not been nice before anybody ever heard 
of Guantanamo. Quit beating yourselves up. We have got to learn that we 
are in a battle for our lives against evil men who do not admire 
weakness among their enemies.

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