05/15/2003
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"Information From Detainees Questioned In This Program Has Helped Unravel Plots And Terrorist Cells."
"I recognize this is a political season."
"It is time for the United States to begin to prosecute captured al Qaeda members for the serious crimes that many of them have committed against United States citizens and our allies abroad."
"As we provide terrorists the justice and due process that they denied their victims, we demonstrate that our Nation remains committed to the rule of law."