On the recordJuly 23, 2002
very shortly, we will see the anniversary of September 11. At this point, reflecting back on the events of last year, we can take comfort that the entire civilized world has joined us in condemning the acts of terrorism committed here in Washington, in New York, and in Pennsylvania. Nowhere has this support for our war on terrorism been stronger than in our own hemisphere where the leaders of every nation have joined in our fight; all, that is, except one, because the Castro regime does not support the war on terrorism. President Bush asked the leaders of the civilized world to declare themselves with us or against us, but the Castro regime has made it very clear that they oppose the war on terrorism. According to Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill, in an extraordinary joint letter to Congress: 'The Cuban government has refused to cooperate with the global coalition's efforts to combat terrorism, refusing to provide information about al Qaeda.' 'On June 8, 2002,' and I am still quoting from this letter from the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, 'On June 8, 2002, Castro compared the U.S. campaign against terrorism with Hitler's Third Reich. Castro said, 'What is the difference between America's antiterrorism philosophy and those of the Nazis?''
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