On September 6, 2006, Pakistani President Purvez “Musharraf unexpectedly visited Kabul [Afghanistan], where he again admitted that ‘there are al Qaeda and Taliban in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.’ He told Afghan parliamentarians that ‘the best way to fight this common enemy is to join hands, trust each other and form a common strategy.’ ” – […]
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9/6/2006
“In a speech in the East Room of the White House on the afternoon of September 6 [2006], the president [Bush] announced the transfer of fourteen ‘high-profile terror suspects’ held secretly by the CIA–including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of masterminding the September 11 attacks–to Guantanamo Bay. He also urged Congress to authorize new […]
9/6/2006
In a White House speech on terrorism on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: ” ‘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.’ ” – […]
9/6/2006
“In a September [6] 2006 interview with CBS News correspondent Katie Couric, President Bush himself confessed that ‘one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.’ ” – Jeffrey Record, Wanting War, Page 65 […]
9/6/2006
In a White House speech on terrorism on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: ” ‘As we move forward with the prosecutions [of detained terrorists at Guantanamo], 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. America has no […]
9/6/2006
“On September 6, 2006, President George W. Bush admitted the existence of a secret CIA program to abduct, detain, and interrogate people outside of America as part of his war on terror. In a carefully worded statement, intended to portray himself as a strong leader, Bush referred to the CIA interrogation techniques as tough, lawful, […]
9/6/2006
In a White House speech on terrorism on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: ” ‘…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 […]
9/6/2006
“Al-Qaeda, he [President Bush] explained in [September 6, 2006], had failed to strike the United States a second time ‘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.’ “ – Peter Bergen, The Longest War, Page 245 […]
9/6/2006
In a White House speech on terrorism on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: ” ‘I know Americans have heard conflicting information about Guantanamo. Let me give you some facts. 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 […]
9/6/2006
In a speech at the White House on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: ” ‘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 […]