Byron Dorgan: “let me read one additional piece I did not describe in my earlier presentation. Let me read from the State Department's…”

“let me read one additional piece I did not describe in my earlier presentation. Let me read from the State Department's latest report on terrorism because I think it is important for all of us to understand. This is, again, from the U.S. State Department's latest report on terrorism: Al-Qaida's top leaders continue to plot and direct terror attacks worldwide. . . . Over the past four years, al-Qaida, its affiliates and those inspired by the group were also involved in many anti-U.S. or anti-coalition attacks in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, including suicide bombings and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. Again, the first sentence: Al-Qaida's top leaders continue to plot and direct terror attacks worldwide. . . . ``Direct terror attacks worldwide''--it is why I think there is no more important goal for this country than to add additional resources, provide additional focus to this question of bringing to justice the head of the organization that has attacked this country and that now organizes and expands and continues to attack around the rest of the world. I previously described that just in this year alone we have been the recipients of five messages from Osama bin Laden--five just this year. It has been dozens since 2001. I think all of us share a goal and the view that we need to apprehend and bring to justice those who head the organization that attacked this country.…”