.marinebaseindjibouti,preventanattackontheu.s.coulateinkarachi,andhelpbreakupaplottohijackpaengerplanesandflythemintoheathrowairportorthecanarywharfinlondon.
informationfromtheterroristsinciacustodyhasalsoplayedaroleinthecaptureorquestioningofnearlyeverysenioralqaedamemberoraociatedetainedbytheu.s.anditsalliessincethisprogrambegan.wereitnotforthisprogram,ourintelligencecommunitybelievesthatalqaedaanditsallieswouldhavesucceededinlaunchinganotherattackagaittheamericanhomeland.wehavelargelycompletedourquestioningofthesemen,andnowitistimethattheyaretriedfortheircrimes.
sothisweekiaouncedthatthemenwebelieveorchestratedthe9/11attackshadbeentraferredtoguantanamobay.andicalledoncongretopalegislationcreatingmilitarycommiiototrysuectedterroristsforwarcrimes.assoonascongreactstoauthorizethesemilitarycommiio,wewillprosecutethesemenandsendaclearmeagetothosewhokillamerica:nomatterhowlongittakes,wewillfindyouandbringyoutojustice.
aswebringterroriststojustice,we''reactingtosecurethehomeland.onthursdayinatlanta,ideliveredaprogrereportonthestewehavetakensince9/11toprotecttheamericanpeopleandwinthewaronterror.wearesafertodaybecausewe''veactedtoaddrethegainsecurity,intelligence,andinformationsharingthattheterroristsexploitedinthe9/11attacks.noonecansayforsurethatwewouldhavepreventedtheattackshadthesereformsbeeninplacein2001--yet,wecansaythatterroristswouldhavefoundithardertoplanandfinancetheiroperatio,hardertoslipintoourcountryundetected,andhardertoboardtheplanes,takecontrolofthecockpits,andsucceedinstrikingtheirtargets.
americastillfacesdeterminedenemies.andinthelongrun,defeatingtheseenemiesrequiresmorethanimprovedsecurityathomeandmilitaryactionabroad.wemustalsoofferahopefulalternativetotheterrorists''hatefulideology.soamericaistakingthesideofdemocraticleadersandreformersandsuortingthev