[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9541-9542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    ISLAMIC TERRORIST GLOBAL THREAT

  (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, the Associated Press 
reported Friday the global reach of the Islamic State. This clearly 
clarifies we are in a global war on terrorism, confirming we must 
defeat Islamic terrorists overseas or they will murder here again, as 
they did in Orlando and San Bernardino.
  The article reveals:
  ``The U.S. battle against the Islamic State has not yet curbed the 
group's global reach and as pressure mounts on the extremists in Iraq 
and Syria, they are expected to plot more attacks on the West and 
incite violence by lone wolves, CIA Director John Brennan told 
Congress.
  ``In a rare open hearing, Brennan gave the Senate Intelligence 
Committee an update on the threat from Islamic extremists . . . `ISIL 
has a cadre of Western fighters who could potentially serve as 
operatives for attacks in the West' . . . `Furthermore, as we

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have seen in Orlando, San Bernardino and elsewhere, ISIL is attempting 
to inspire attacks by sympathizers who have no direct links to the 
group.' . . . `our efforts have not reduced the group's terrorism 
capability and global reach.'''
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.

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