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James Traficant: “I condemn this tragic act of war, like all, but yesterday showed the failings of American policy, folks. This attack was…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2001
I condemn this tragic act of war, like all, but yesterday showed the failings of American policy, folks. This attack was planned for months, maybe years. Where is our intelligence network, our human intelligence network? The fact is, ladies and gentlemen, it is easy to attack the United States of America. Our borders are so wide open, terrorists could cross them with a nuclear warhead, and it may be unpopular to say, but I believe America's foreign policy in the Mideast is so one-sided that we endanger now American citizens. We must be fair in our policies. I condemn these tragic acts. The Congress must now look in the mirror and do what is right and to be fair. My heart goes out to all of the victims and families of victims of this tragic war against America.
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James Traficant
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Addressing the September 11 attacks and U.S. foreign policy during a speech.

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