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Beheading a Reminder of Evil, Need to Continue and Win War Against Terror

Date: May 11, 2004
Issues: Defense


BEHEADING A REMINDER OF EVIL, NEED TO CONTINUE AND WIN WAR AGAINST TERROR

These terrorists did not wait for an excuse to kill, Cornyn says

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, made the following statement Tuesday regarding the release of a video, that if confirmed, shows the beheading of an American by al Qaeda terrorists:

"The beheading of an American by Al Qaeda leaders, if confirmed, is a sick and terrible reminder of the evil we face in defending our nation against terror. Though it seems these despicable murderers attempted to excuse the brutal slaying of a civilian as a response to American action in Iraq, it is important to remember that these terrorists did not wait for an excuse to kill. Just as terrorists did not wait for a reason to kill thousands on 9/11, they will not wait before killing again. They must be, and they will be stopped.

"If there was any doubt as to the need to continue and win the fight against terror, it was erased with that video."

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