[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 19607-19608]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           MILITARY TRIBUNALS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the hypocrisy of the 
Democrats and their so-called agenda for the war on terror. They have 
said much, yet done nothing; and actions speak louder than words.
  One of the most critical programs in winning the global war on terror 
is military tribunals for known and suspected terrorists. Military 
tribunals for enemy combatants are commonsense justice and need to be 
instituted for just this reason.
  Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, terrorists would be 
allowed the opportunity to mount a full defense, certain statements 
obtained through interrogation would not be admissible, and they would 
be provided a defense counsel, one with clearance to review classified 
information on the terrorists' behalf.
  But to afford terrorists the rights to review classified information 
for their defense is irresponsible and would only put our troops in 
jeopardy. I was shocked to learn that when the U.S. Supreme Court 
handed down its Hamdan ruling, providing foreign terrorists the same 
rights and privileges as Americans tried by a jury composed of the very 
people they want to kill, the Democratic leadership hailed this as a 
``triumph for the rule of law.''
  Mr. Speaker, giving the President the authority and legal framework 
for trying known and suspected terrorists must be granted if we are 
serious in bringing terrorists to justice and winning the global war on 
terror.

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