    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2008, Book II)]
    [August 7, 2008]
    [Pages 1126-1127]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the 10th Anniversary of Terrorist Attacks Against U.S.
    Embassies in Africa
    August 7, 2008

        Today marks the tenth anniversary of the Al Qaida terrorist attacks
    against U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.
    In Dar es Salaam, the terrorists killed 11 people and wounded more than
    85 others. The blast in Nairobi killed 218 people and injured
    approximately 5,000. We remember today those who lost their lives or
    were injured in the attacks, their families, and their loved ones.
        The attacks in East Africa are brutal examples of Al Qaida's tactics
    in its war against innocent people worldwide, carried out in the heart
    of two African capitals without regard to the race, creed, or
    nationality of the victims. This has been Al Qaida's method for more
    than a decade, indiscriminately attacking civilians throughout the
    world. The attacks in Kenya and Tanzania remind us that Al Qaida and its
    terrorist affiliates continue to want to attack the United States and
    our allies. This anniversary reinforces the need to confront the
    terrorists, to work with our allies to bring them to justice, and to
    prevent such attacks from happening again.

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