[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 18 (Monday, May 8, 2006)]
[Page 846]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on Zacarias Moussaoui

May 3, 2006

    One year ago, Zacarias Moussaoui pled guilty in Federal court to six 
counts of terrorism, including conspiracy to murder innocent Americans. 
He openly rejoiced at their deaths. This afternoon the jurors in his 
sentencing trial concluded that this man should spend the rest of his 
life in prison.
    Our thoughts today are with the families who lost loved ones on 
September 11th, 2001. Our Nation continues to grieve for the men, women, 
and children who suffered and died that day. We are still deeply touched 
by the memory of rescuers who gave all, the passengers who ran a 
hijacked plane into the ground to prevent an even greater loss of life, 
and the frightened souls who comforted one another during their final 
moments on earth.
    The end of this trial represents the end of this case but not an end 
to the fight against terror. The enemy that struck our shores on 
September 11th is still active and remains determined to kill Americans. 
We will stay on the offensive against the terrorists. We will end their 
ability to plot and plan. We will deny them safe haven and the ability 
to gain weapons of mass murder. In these 4\1/2\ years, with good allies 
at our side, the United States has killed or captured many terrorists, 
shut down training camps, broken up terror cells in our own country, and 
removed regimes that sponsored terror. We have many dedicated men and 
women fully engaged in this fight--in the military, intelligence, and 
homeland security; law enforcement personnel; and Federal investigators 
and prosecutors who gather the evidence, make the case, and ensure that 
justice is done. They are doing superb work every day to remove this 
danger and to protect our country.
    We have had many victories, yet there is much left to do, and I will 
not relent in this struggle for the freedom and security of the American 
people. And we can be confident. Our cause is right, and the outcome is 
certain: Justice will be served; evil will not have the final say; this 
great Nation will prevail.