Joe Pitts: “the Administration ought to be commended for taking strong action against Osama bin Laden and his many followers who are…”

“the Administration ought to be commended for taking strong action against Osama bin Laden and his many followers who are behind the recent terrorist attacks on American embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Osama bin Laden is a traitor to Islam, and he has betrayed the commandments of his faith. Chapter VI, verse 151 of the Koran states, ``Take not life, which God hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law.'' Terrorist attacks on our embassies have taken the lives of hundreds of innocent people, Americans and non-Americans alike. Osama bin Laden, like all terrorists, has engaged in a cowardly act and he does violence to the very religious principles he invokes. He offends the millions of devout followers of Islam who do not believe that the killing of innocent people has any role in a civilized society. The Administration should stand firm against terrorism and strike back against the cowardly murderers who are a threat to free peoples everywhere.”