"W" Speak

This is a transcript of a 9/06 Bush speech I borrowed from CNN. I had this on my old blog...kind of dated but is it?
I have added my comments in RED Italics. I have placed sections of the speech that I am addressing in bold.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Wednesday for the first time acknowledged the use of secret CIA prisons outside U.S. borders to hold top suspects captured in the war on terrorism. Bush also announced that he wants 14 detainees, including the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, to stand before a military tribunal.
President Bush's full remarks:
BUSH: Thanks for the warm welcome. Welcome to the White House.
Mr. Vice President, Secretary Rice, Attorney General Gonzales, Ambassador Negroponte, General Hayden, members of the United States Congress, families who lost loved ones in the terrorist attacks on our nation, my fellow citizens, thanks for coming.
On the morning of September the 11th 2001 our nation awoke to a nightmare attack. Nineteen men armed with box cutters took control of airplanes and turned them into missiles. They used them to kill nearly 3,000 innocent people.
We watched the twin towers collapse before our eyes, and it became instantly clear that we'd entered a new world and a dangerous new war.
The attacks of September the 11th horrified our nation. And amid the grief came new fears and urgent questions. Who had attacked us? What did they want? And what else were they planning?
Americans saw the destruction the terrorists had caused in New York and Washington and Pennsylvania, and they wondered if there were other terrorist cells in our midst poised to strike. They wondered if there was a second wave of attacks still to come.
With the twin towers and the Pentagon still smoldering, our country on edge, and a stream of intelligence coming in about potential new attacks, my administration faced immediate challenges. We had to respond to the attack on our country. We had to wage an unprecedented war against an enemy unlike any we had fought before. We had to find the terrorists hiding in America and across the world before they were able to strike our country again.
So in the early days and weeks after 9/11, I directed our government's senior national security officials to do everything in their power, within our laws, to prevent another attack.
Nearly five years have passed since those initial days of shock and sadness.
And we are thankful that the terrorists have not succeeded in launching another attack on our soil.
This is not for the lack of desire or determination on the part of the enemy. As the recently foiled plot in London shows, the terrorists are still active, and they are still trying to strike America and they are still trying to kill our people.
Last I checked 7 of the 24 have been released without charges, and the British sort of apologized that they may have jumped the gun on reported the severity of the threat
One reason the terrorists have not succeeded is because of the hard work of thousands of dedicated men and women in our government who have toiled day and night, along with our allies, to stop the enemy from carrying out their plans.
And we are grateful for these hardworking citizens of ours.
'Our security depends on getting this kind of intelligence'
Another reason the terrorists have not succeeded is because our government has changed its policies and given our military, intelligence and law enforcement personnel the tools they need to fight this enemy and protect our people and preserve our freedoms.
By stripping away our basic rights and freedoms? I thought we were after the terrorists, you know fight them there so we don’t have to fight them here.
The terrorists who declared war on America represent no nation. They defend no territory. And they wear no uniform. They do not mass armies on borders or flotillas of warships on the high seas. (Watch the president describe the enemy we face -- 6:01)
They operate in the shadows of society. They send small teams of operatives to infiltrate free nations. They live quietly among their victims. They conspire in secret. And then they strike without warning.
Bush lost me here, is he talking about the terrorists or our CIA?
And in this new war, the most important source of information on where the terrorists are hiding and what they are planning is the terrorists themselves.
Captured terrorists have unique knowledge about how terrorist networks operate. They have knowledge of where their operatives are deployed and knowledge about what plots are under way.
This intelligence -- this is intelligence that cannot be found any other place. And our security depends on getting this kind of information.
To win the war on terror, we must be able to detain, question and, when appropriate, prosecute terrorists captured here in America and on the battlefields around the world.
After the 9/11 attacks, our coalition launched operations across the world to remove terrorist safe havens and capture or kill terrorist operatives and leaders.
Global War? Did we not fight a ‘Cold War’ to prevent a super power from conquering the globe?
Working with our allies, we've captured and detained thousands of terrorists and enemy fighters in Afghanistan, in Iraq and other fronts of this war on terror.
These enemy -- these are enemy combatants who are waging war on our nation. We have a right under the laws of war, and we have an obligation to the American people, to detain these enemies and stop them from rejoining the battle.
Is he referring to the unknown number of innocent people we swept up, tortured, and unlawfully held without basic human rights? Because after they are released they may want to tell their story.
Most of the enemy combatants we capture are held in Afghanistan or in Iraq where they're questioned by our military personnel. Many are released after questioning or turned over to local authorities if we determine that they do not pose a continuing threat and no longer have significant intelligence value.
We pick up people, torture them, decide they were innocent, give them back to their country of origin that they originally fled to become a legal US citizen. What happens to these people when we give them back?
Others remain in American custody near the battlefield, to ensure that they don't return to the fight.
In a ‘Global War’ that would mean anywhere.
In some cases, we determined that individuals we have captured pose a significant threat or may have intelligence that we and our allies need to have to prevent new attacks.
Many are al Qaeda operatives or Taliban fighters trying to conceal their identities. And they withhold information that could save American lives.
How many?
In these cases, it has been necessary to move these individuals to an environment where they can be held secretly, questioned by experts and, when appropriate, prosecuted for terrorist acts.
Ship them to Egypt or Syria, torture them, and if they survive put them on trial?
Some of these individuals are taken to the United States naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Let me guess, the ones who survive the ‘questioning’
It's important for Americans and others across the world to understand the kind of people held at Guantanamo. These aren't common criminals or bystanders accidentally swept up on the battlefield.
No they are legal citizens who get swept up off our streets
We have in place a rigorous process to ensure those held at Guantanamo Bay belong at Guantanamo. Those held at Guantanamo include suspected bombmakers, terrorist trainers, recruiters and facilitators, and potential suicide bombers. They are in our custody so that they cannot murder our people.
Is this before or after we torture them and lock them in a jail cell? The nerve of someone other then us killing our people, thats our job.
One detainee held at Guantanamo told a questioner questioning -- he said this: "I'll never forget your face. I will kill you, your brother, your mother and your sisters."
Gee I wonder why he is so angry? I would be angry too if I didn’t do anything and was detained without rights.
Secret prisons
In addition to the terrorists held at Guantanamo, a small number of suspected terrorist leaders and operatives captured during the war have been held and questioned outside the United States, in a separate program operated by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Gonzales had to come up with this one. Our laws do not apply outside of U.S.
This group includes individuals believed to be the key architects of the September the 11th attacks and attacks on the USS Cole, an operative involved in the bombings of our embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and individuals involved in other attacks that have taken the lives of innocent civilians across the world.
These are dangerous men with unparalleled knowledge about terrorist networks and their plans of new attacks. The security of our nation and the lives of our citizens depend on our ability to learn what these terrorists know.
Many specifics of this program, including where these detainees have been held and the details of their confinement, cannot be divulged.
Because Americans would be outraged at what our government has done.
Doing so would provide our enemies with information they could use to take retribution against our allies and harm our country.
I can say that questioning the detainees in this program has given us information that has saved innocent lives by helping us stop new attacks here in the United States and across the world.
Really? Which ones? Spain? Britain?
Today I'm going to share with you some of the examples provided by our intelligence community of how this program has saved lives, why it remains vital to the security of the United States and our friends and allies, and why it deserves the support of the United States Congress and the American people.
Within months of September 11, 2001, we captured a man named Abu Zubaydah. We believed that Zubaydah was a senior terrorist leader and a trusted associate of Osama bin Laden.
Our intelligence community believes he had run a terrorist camp in Afghanistan where some of the 9/11 hijackers trained and that he helped smuggle al Qaeda leaders out of Afghanistan after coalition forces arrived to liberate that country.
Zubaydah was severely wounded during the firefight that brought him into custody. And he survived only because of the medical care arranged by the CIA.
After he recovered, Zubaydah was defiant and evasive. He declared his hatred of America.
During questioning, he, at first, disclosed what he thought was nominal information and then stopped all cooperation.
Passed out from the torture?
Well, in fact, the nominal information he gave us turned out to be quite important.
For example, Zubaydah disclosed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, or "KSM," was the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks and used the alias Mukhtar. This was a vital piece of the puzzle that helped our intelligence community pursue KSM.
Zubaydah also provided information that helped stop a terrorist attack being planned for inside the United States, an attack about which we had no previous information.
Where? When? Like how we had no previous information on being attacked on 9/11 with commercial airliners?
Zubaydah told us that al Qaeda operatives were planning to launch an attack in the United States and provided physical descriptions of the operatives and information on their general location.
Based on the information he provided, the operatives were detained; one, while traveling to the United States.
What happened to them? were they released? charged? How many?
We knew that Zubaydah had more information that could save innocent lives. But he stopped talking.
As his questioning proceeded, it became clear that he had received training on how to resist interrogation. And so, the CIA used an alternative set of procedures.
‘Special treatment’
Procedures 'safe and lawful'
These procedures were designed to be safe, to comply with our laws, our Constitution and our treaty obligations. The Department of Justice reviewed the authorized methods extensively and determined them to be lawful.
Gonzales, if it happens outside of the US, our laws do not apply.
I cannot describe the specific methods used. I think you understand why. If I did, it would help the terrorists learn how to resist questioning and to keep information from us that we need to prevent new attacks on our country.
Because Americans would realize you and your administration are war criminals
But I can say the procedures were tough, and they were safe and lawful and necessary.
Zubaydah was questioned using these procedures, and soon he began to provide information on key al Qaeda operatives, including information that helped us find and capture more of those responsible for the attacks on September the 11th.
For example, Zubaydah identified one of KSM's accomplices in the 9/11 attacks, a terrorist named Ramzi Binalshibh. The information Zubaydah provided helped lead to the capture of Binalshibh. And together these two terrorists provided information that helped in the planning and execution of the operation that captured Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Once in our custody, KSM was questioned by the CIA using these procedures. And he soon provided information that helped us stop another planned attack on the United States. During questioning, KSM told us about another al Qaeda operative he knew was in CIA custody, a terrorist named Majid Khan. KSM revealed that Khan had been told to deliver $50,000 to individuals working for a suspected terrorist leader named Hambali, the leader of al Qaeda's Southeast Asia affiliate known as "J.I."
CIA officers confronted Khan with this information. Khan confirmed that the money had been delivered to an operative named Zubeir and provided both a physical description and contact number for this operative.
Based on that information, Zubeir was captured in June of 2003.
And he soon provided information that help lead to the capture of Hambali.
After Hambali's arrest, KSM was questioned again. He identified Hambali's brother as the leader of a J.I. cell and Hambali's conduit for communications with Al Qaeda.
Hambali's brother was soon captured in Pakistan and, in turn, led us to a cell of 17 Southeast Asian J.I. operatives.
When confronted with the news that his terror cell had been broken up, Hambali admitted that the operatives were being groomed at KSM's request for attacks inside the United States, probably using airplanes.
I think this one was already pulled off, nothing new?
During questioning, KSM also provided many details of other plots to kill innocent Americans. For example, he described the design of planned attacks on buildings inside the United States and how operatives were directed to carry them out. He told us the operatives had been instructed to ensure that the explosives went off at a point that was high enough to prevent the people trapped above from escaping out the windows.
Again, old news, anyone could come up with this, this is torture at work?
KSM also provided vital information on al Qaeda's efforts to obtain biological weapons. During questioning, KSM admitted that he had met three individuals involved in al Qaeda's efforts to produce anthrax, a deadly biological agent, and he identified one of the individuals as a terrorist named Yazid.
This is in the news everyday
KSM apparently believed we already had this information, because Yazid had been captured and taken into foreign custody before KSM's arrest.
In fact, we did not know about Yazid's role in al Qaeda's anthrax program. Information from Yazid then helped lead to the capture of his two principal assistants in the anthrax program.
Because we don’t read the newspaper
Without the information provided by KSM and Yazid, we might not have uncovered this al Qaeda biological weapons program or stopped this al Qaeda cell from developing anthrax for attacks against the United States.
What? Where? When? No Details…ever. Hold on I have to take a moment to be scared.

Thwarted attacks
These are some of the plots that have been stopped because of the information of this vital program.
Terrorists held in CIA custody have also provided information that helped stop a planned strike on U.S. Marines at Camp Lemonier in Djibouti. They were going to use an explosive-laden water tanker. They helped stop a planned attack on the U.S. consulate in Karachi using car bombs and motorcycle bombs. And they helped stop a plot to hijack passenger planes and fly them into Heathrow or the Canary Wharf in London.
Like the ones in Iraq everyday?
We're getting information vital necessary to do our jobs, and that's to protect the American people and our allies.
Information from the terrorists in this program has helped us to identify individuals that al Qaeda deemed suitable for Western operations, many of whom we had never heard about before. They include terrorists who were sent to case targets inside the United States, including financial buildings in major cities on the East Coast.
Really? I am quite sure this already happened.
Information from terrorists in CIA custody has played a role in the capture or questioning of nearly every senior al Qaeda member or associate detained by the U.S. and its allies since this program began.
I guess we only capture management, we don’t bother with blue collar terrorists
By providing everything from initial leads to photo identifications to precise locations of where terrorists were hiding, this program has helped us to take potential mass murderers off the streets before they were able to kill.
This program has also played a critical role in helping us understand the enemy we face in this war. Terrorists in this program have painted a picture of al Qaeda's structure and financing and communications and logistics. They have identified al Qaeda's travel routes and safe havens, and explained how al Qaeda's senior leadership communicates with its operatives in places like Iraq.
Let me guess, the CIA?
They provided information that allows us -- that has allowed us to make sense of documents and computer records that we have seized in terrorists raids. They have identified voices and recordings of intercepted calls and helped us understand the meaning of potentially critical terrorist communications.
And information we get from these detainees is corroborated by intelligence, and we've received -- that we have received from other sources.
And together this intelligence is helping us connect the dots and stop attacks before they occur. Information from the terrorist (inaudible) program helped unravel plots and terrorist cells in Europe and in other places. It's helped our allies protect their people from deadly enemies.
This program has been and remains one of the most vital tools in our war against the terrorists. It is invaluable to America and to our allies.
Were it not for this program, our intelligence community believes that al Qaeda and its allies would have succeeded in launching another attack against the American homeland.
By giving us information about terrorist plans we could not get anywhere else, this program has saved innocent lives.
This program has been subject to multiple legal reviews by the Department of Justice and CIA lawyers. They determined it complied with our laws.
Because they occurred outside of the U.S.
This program has received strict oversight by the CIA's inspector general. A small number of key leaders from both political parties on Capitol Hill were briefed about this program. All those involved in the questioning of the terrorists are carefully chosen, and they're screened from a pool of experienced CIA officers.
Really nice people I’m sure.
Those selected to conduct the most sensitive questioning have to complete more than 250 additional hours of specialized training before they are allowed to have contact with a captured terrorist.
Simple 8 week program and you too can torture people.
I want to be absolutely clear with our people and the world:The United States does not torture. It's against our laws and it's against our values. I have not authorized it and I will not authorize it.
Because it does not happen in U.S. under our laws, CIA tortures outside of U.S. Oh BTW, we passed a law to make it legal, but we don't do it.
Last year my administration worked with Senator John McCain, and I signed into law the Detainee Treatment Act, which established the legal standards for treatment of detainees wherever they are held.
A former detainee, One World Governemnt?
I support this act. And, as we implement this law, our government will continue to use every lawful method to obtain intelligence that can protect innocent people and stop another attack like the one we experienced on September 11, 2001.
The CIA program has detained only a limited number of terrorists at any given time. And once we have determined that the terrorists held by the CIA have little or no additional intelligence value, many of them have been returned to their home countries for prosecution or detention by their governments.
Because we don’t want them talking.
Others have been accused of terrible crimes against the American people. And we have a duty to bring those responsible for these crimes to justice.
My self, my Dad Bush Sr., Cheney, Ashcroft, Rumsfeld, Rice
Military tribunals
So we intend to prosecute these men, as appropriate, for their crimes.
Soon after the war on terror began, I authorized a system of military commissions to try foreign terrorists accused of war crimes.
You can try non-military people for crimes of war?
Military commissions have been used by presidents from George Washington to Franklin Roosevelt to prosecute war criminals, because the rules for trying enemy combatants in a time of conflict must be different from those for trying common criminals or members of our own military.
This statement corrects is statement above, but conditions America to accept that we are making a giant leap with: “If your not with us your against us”…in other words you’re a war criminal
One of the first suspected terrorists to be put on trial by military commission was one of Osama bin Laden's bodyguards, a man named Hamdan.
A $5 an hour security guard? Must be a mastermind
His lawyers challenged the legality of the military commission system.
It took more than two years for this case to make its way through the courts. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the military commissions we had designed but, this past June, the Supreme Court overturned that decision.
The Supreme Court determined that military commissions are an appropriate venue for trying terrorists but ruled that military commission needed to be explicitly authorized by the United States Congress.
Bush hates this stupid Judicial Branch, always getting in the way of protecting Americans from terrorism. Checks and Balances are going to cause us to lose this War on Terror. So I forced the hand of Congress because no spineless member of Congress is going to take the blame for another attack.
So, today I'm sending Congress legislation to specifically authorize the creation of military commissions to try terrorists for war crimes.
Because if they don’t sign it, they wont get re-elected, everyone in American has bought into the administrations scare tatics.
My administration has been working with members of both parties in the House and Senate on this legislation. We put forward a bill that ensures these commissions are established in a way that protects our national security and ensures a full and fair trial for those accused.
Eliminates Habeas Corpus, no big deal until our allies adopt same measures and you end up in another country. You now are a foreigner with out the protection of Habeas Corpus.
The procedures in the bill I am sending to Congress today reflect the reality that we are a nation at war and that is it is essential for us to use all reliable evidence to bring these people to justice.
A global war we created, in case anyone forgot, like the slam dunk in Iraq evidence? Tell me again why they hate us?
We're now approaching the five-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
And the guilt shows on your face.
And the families of those murdered that day have waited patiently for justice. Some of the families are with us today. They should have to wait no longer.
But these stupid checks and balances keep them waiting
So I'm announcing today that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Abu Zubaydah, Ramzi Binalshibh and 11 other terrorists in CIA custody have been transferred to the United States naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
(APPLAUSE) –Why? This way all the innocent detainees will have to testify that they have had communication with known terrorists, otherwise they would technically be lying under oath, of course they don’t have any rights, so they will never see a court room.
They are being held in the custody of the Department of Defense. As soon as Congress acts to authorize the military commissions I have proposed, the men our intelligence officials believe orchestrated the deaths of nearly 3,000 Americans on September the 11th, 2001, can face justice.
(APPLAUSE) – Understandable, when is your trial Mr. President? Your getting soft, 5 years ago you wanted them dead, are you worried Mr. President?
We will also seek to prosecute those believed to be responsible for the attack on the USS Cole and an operative believed to be involved in the bombings of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
With these prosecutions, we will send a clear message to those who kill Americans: "No longer [sic] how long it takes, we will find you and we will bring you to justice."
(APPLAUSE)
'America has no interest in being the world's jailer'
These men will be held in a high-security facility at Guantanamo. The International Committee of the Red Cross is being advised of their detention and will have the opportunity to meet with them.
Those charged with crimes will be given access to attorneys who will help them prepare their defense, and they will be presumed innocent.
Innocent? read below…
While at Guantanamo they will have access to the same food, clothing, medical care and opportunities for worship as other detainees. They will be questioned subject to the new U.S. Army Field Manual which the Department of Defense is issuing today. And they will continue to be treated with the humanity that they denied others.
But they’re innocent
As we move forward with the prosecutions, we will continue to urge nations across the world to take back their nationals at Guantanamo who will not be prosecuted by our military commissions.
So what happens to these innocent people after we cast them back to a country they fled from? If they survive, I bet they wont be very happy with us. Job security, breeding a new generation to hate us
America has no interest in being the world's jailer.
Just the Worlds’ Dictator
But one of the reasons we have not been able to close Guantanamo is that many countries have refused to take back their nationals held at the facility. Other countries have not provided adequate assurances that their nationals will not be mistreated or they will not return to the battlefield, as more than a dozen people released from Guantanamo already have.
Have the dozen people been mistreated or returned to war?
We will continue working to transfer individuals held at Guantanamo and ask other countries to work with us in this process. And we will move toward the day when we can eventually close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.
Because by then, Congress will have made it legal to do it here
I know Americans have heard conflicting information about Guantanamo.
Let me give you some facts.
Is this like protecting our freedoms?
Of the thousands of terrorists captured across the world, only about 770 have ever been sent to Guantanamo. Of these, about 315 have been returned to other countries, so far, and about 455 remain in our custody.
How many ‘thousands’? So thousands minus 770 are being tortured elsewhere? 315 sent to their home countries, how’s that working out for them? 455 ‘lucky’ ones
They are provided the same quality of medical care as the American service members who guard them.
The International Committee of the Red Cross had the opportunity to meet privately with all who are held there. The facility has been visited by government officials from more than 30 countries and delegations from international organizations, as well.
CIA? Secret Police?
After the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe came to visit, one of its delegation members called Guantanamo a model prison where people are treated better than in prisons in his own country.
Our troops can take great pride in the work they do at Guantanamo Bay, and so can the American people.
As we prosecute suspected terrorist leaders and operatives who have now been transferred to Guantanamo, we'll continue searching for those who have stepped forward to take their places.
This nation is going to stay on the offense to protect the American people. We will continue to bring the world's most dangerous terrorists to justice, and we will continue working to collect the vital intelligence we need to protect our country.
NSA wire taps, what other methods have not been leaked yet?
The current transfers mean that there are now no terrorists in the CIA program. But as more high-ranking terrorists are captured, the need to obtain intelligence from them will remain critical. And having a CIA program for questioning terrorists will continue to be crucial to getting life-saving information.
CIA just calls them detainees, who now they can legally torture here.
Some ask: Why are you acknowledging this program now?
There are two reasons why I'm making these limited disclosures today.
First, we have largely completed our questioning of the men, and to start the process for bringing them to trial we must bring them into the open.
Calls for clear rules
Second, the Supreme Court's recent decision has impaired our ability to prosecute terrorists through military commissions and has put in question the future of the CIA program.
The Judicial Branch does not care about protecting your freedoms from terror. My Dad worked too hard to make the CIA what it is today
In its ruling on military commissions, the court determined that a provision of the Geneva Convention -- it's known as Common Article 3 -- applies to our war with al Qaeda.
‘The’ court would be our court if they ruled in my favor.
This article includes provisions that prohibit outrages upon personal dignity and humiliating and degrading treatment.
Kind of how I feel when I think of what my taxes pay for.
The problem is that these and other provisions of Common Article 3 are vague and undefined.
Just the way the CIA likes it.
And each could be interpreted in different ways by American or foreign judges. And some believe our military and intelligence personnel involved in capturing terrorists and questioning terrorists could now be at risk of prosecution under the War Crimes Act, simply for doing their jobs in a thorough and professional way.
The War Crimes Act is Global law, so we are going to pass a law that applies to just us. Sorry we tortured you, no sue for you. I hope American troops don’t get captured by a foreign country.
This is unacceptable. Our military and intelligence personnel go face to face with the world's most dangerous men every day. They have risked their lives to capture some of the most brutal terrorists on earth. And they have worked day and night to find out what the terrorists know so we can stop new attacks.
America owes our brave men and women some things in return. We owe them our thanks for saving lives and keeping America safe. And we owe them clear rules so they can continue to do their jobs and protect our people.
I agree if we are talking about the troops. To thank them we are legalizing torture, that should make them feel better.
So today I'm asking Congress to pass legislation that will clarify the rules for our personnel fighting the war on terror.
First, I am asking Congress to list the specific recognizable offenses that would be considered crimes under the War Crimes Act so our personnel can know clearly what is prohibited in the handling of terrorist enemies.
Second, I'm asking that Congress make explicit that by following the standards of the Detainee Treatment Act our personnel are fulfilling America's obligations under Common Article III of the Geneva Conventions.
By passing a law that interprets it our way and makes it legal in the US.
Third, I'm asking that Congress make it clear that captured terrorists cannot use the Geneva Conventions as a basis to sue our personnel in courts -- in U.S. courts.
So they will prosecute us in the world courts just like the Nazi’s, that’s something to be proud of.
The men and women who protect us should not have to fear lawsuits filed by terrorists because they are doing their jobs.
The need for this legislation is urgent. We need to ensure that those questioning terrorists can continue to do everything within the limits of the law to get information that can save American lives.
My administration will continue to work with the Congress to get this legislation enacted, but time is of the essence. Congress is in session just for a few more weeks, and passing this legislation ought to be the top priority.
Why? Really?
(APPLAUSE)
As we work with Congress to pass a good bill, we will also consult with congressional leaders on how to ensure that the CIA program goes forward in a way that follows the law, that meets the national security needs of our country and protects the brave men and women we asked to obtain information that will save innocent lives.
To protect daddy’s legacy
For the sake of our security, Congress needs to act and update our laws to meet the threats of this new era, and I know they will.
We're engaged in a global struggle, and the entire civilized world has a stake in its outcome. America is a nation of law. And as I work with Congress to strengthen and clarify our laws here at home, I will continue to work with members of the international community who have been our partners in this struggle.
Thomas Barnett’s’ new map, global rule, the Core and the Gap
I've spoken with leaders of foreign governments and worked with them to address their concerns about Guantanamo and our detention policies.
I'll continue to work with the international community to construct a common foundation to defend our nations and protect our freedoms.
Common=One Protect=Remove
Free nations have faced new enemies and adjusted to new threats before and we have prevailed.
Latin America has faced us and adjusted to accept our actors as leaders and we have prevailed. Economic Hit Man threats, and then we invade.
Like the struggles of the last century, today's war on terror is, above all, a struggle for freedom and liberty. The adversaries are different, but the stakes in this war are the same.
We're fighting for our way of life and our ability to live in freedom.
We're fighting for the cause of humanity against those who seek to impose the darkness of tyranny and terror upon the entire world. And we're fighting for a peaceful future for our children and our grandchildren.
Well said
May god bless you all.
Except, Troops, Black People, and the soon to be de-populated North American Union.