House Proceeding 11-16-09 on Nov 16th, 2009 :: 1:47:10 to 1:54:00
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Michael T. McCaul: that led up to this tragedy. and once again thank you very much for taking this order. mr. mccaul: i thank the gentleman from indiana again. reclaiming my time, i think i speak for most americans, we don't want to see this thing swept under the rug. we don't want to see the rush to judgment that the act of one man and perhaps it was, but the

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Speech By: Michael T. McCaul

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Michael T. McCaul: american people need to know the truth and they need to know who he's talking to and when the reporting came out that he's talking to the top al qaedary -- recruiter in yemenymails and that there wereommunications with pakistan, that raises big flags in this case. we cannot ignore that. it is our constitutional duty to ask the tough questions, to get

1:47:50 to 1:48:12( Edit History Discussion )

Michael T. McCaul: to the bottom of this case so that the american people, through their representatives can find out what really happened that tragedying day on november 5 and -- tragic day of november 5 and if we don't do that and the majority does not want to do that and i think we're being derelict in our

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Michael T. McCaul: responsibilities. again, this is a man who placed his allegiance more to the koran than the constitution, in his own words. son of allah o cards. dressed in the pakistan garb. classic with a suicide bomber technique.

1:48:35 to 1:48:56( Edit History Discussion )

Michael T. McCaul: give the possessions away, wear the dress the morning of. i think he fully expected not to survive the incident. i think -- he did and i think the best evidence we have is inside his head. the first thing he did is ask for an attorney and he's not speaking.

1:48:57 to 1:49:18( Edit History Discussion )

Michael T. McCaul: the first ching khalid sheikh mohammed said was -- said was, i nt a lawyer and i want taken to new york city. khalid chic mohammed got his -- khalid sheikh mohammed got his wish, he's going to be taken to

1:49:19 to 1:49:39( Edit History Discussion )

Michael T. McCaul: new york now. as we take the words war on terror out of the vernacular, we're moving back to th clinton era where terrorists are treated not as enemies of war but as criminal defendants. we are in a war, like it or not. we are in a war. we need to treat these people

1:49:40 to 1:50:02( Edit History Discussion )

Michael T. McCaul: who mean to us us harm as enemies of war. the military tribunals are the best way to we bring many khalid chic smokede into the united states, to the -- khalid sheikh mohammed into the united states, to the very city where 3,000 people were killed at his hands.

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Michael T. McCaul: as a federal prosecutor, the southern district of new york -- southern district of new york is probably one of the best places for physical evidence. but the military tribunal will evidence from trial, it will turn into a showcase and as in the case of

1:50:24 to 1:50:44( Edit History Discussion )

Michael T. McCaul: moussaoui, whose computer records were ruled inadmissible he got life imprisonment. yusef, the993 world trade center guy, life imprisonment. khalid sheikh mohammed deserves the death penalty. it was an act of war.

1:50:45 to 1:51:07( Edit History Discussion )

Michael T. McCaul: i don't know if the administration is saying that, you know, basicay saying that the war on terror is over. it's over. so let's go ahead and bring these people in and treat them like criminal defendants. i think they are making a serious mistake, not knowledge compromising the prosecutions of the terrorists uh but bringing them into a city

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Michael T. McCaul: that's been a target for some time. it's only going to heighten the state of alertness in new york city and become a mecca for jihaddists around the world to come to new york to see the spectacle of a show trial. they ought to be tried in guan

1:51:31 to 1:51:52( Edit History Discussion )

Michael T. McCaul: should have been closed thork order never should have been sent out to close it and a military tribunal is best equipped to prosecute these individuals. just let me say, i don't know if the gentleman from indiana has more remarks, but in

1:51:53 to 1:52:13( Edit History Discussion )

Michael T. McCaul: closing, you know, we've been dealing with health care legislation, very important for the nation, but we were struck by a heavy blow last week, november 5, at fort hood. never expected it to be one of our own. never expected an act of treason on that level.

1:52:14 to 1:52:34( Edit History Discussion )

Michael T. McCaul: killing 13 30 others, firing off 100 rounds, yelling out al lambings -- allah achbar, talking to known al qaeda associates in yemen and possibly pakistan. there are too many questions in this case, and the american people

1:52:35 to 1:52:55( Edit History Discussion )

Michael T. McCaul: deserves the answer. we in the congress, i know my good friend from indiana stands with me, we're not going to sit back and follow thed ors of the pr exercise our constitutional responsibility. there is a separation of branches of government under

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Michael T. McCaul: the constitution for a good reason. so if the executive tissue so that the executive branch can't sweep things under the rug system of that the american people through their representatives can find out what really happened. the american people deserve the truth in this case. they deserve hearings, a full investigation, and the truth to

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Michael T. McCaul: come out. i commend our great fighting men and women. you know, i've got so many constituents who have gone on their mission to iraq and afghanistan. they are serving bravely and

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Michael T. McCaul: nobly in a very, very important struggle between radical islam and freedom. between the jihaddists and democracy. we will eventually win that struggle. we will eventually win that struggle. and we pray for the victims' families.