NFRW REMEMBERS SEPTEMBER 11TH
A Message from Shirley Sadler
WE MUST NEVER FORGET, the lives of innocent Americans who shed their blood on September 11th, which was a despicable attack on American soil, by terrorists.
WE MUST NEVER FORGET, those whose lives have been affected forever.
WE MUST NEVER FORGET, President Bush has helped keep us safe.
WE MUST NEVER FORGET, we live in the best country in the world, a country of freedom.
WE MUST NEVER FORGET, "freedom is not free."
WE MUST NEVER FORGET, to salute those who have given their lives and our troops who serve to protect us and help promote freedom.
God bless America
PRESIDENT BUSH HAS KEPT OUR NATION SAFE IN THE SEVEN YEARS FOLLOWING 9/11
In remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President and Mrs. Bush will participate in a moment of silence at the White House and deliver remarks at the dedication of the Pentagon memorial.
Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, President Bush recognized the threat posed by terrorists and took action to protect Americans and defeat violent extremism. Because of the actions taken by President Bush, America is safer, more secure, and winning the War on Terror.
Seven years later:
50 million people have been liberated, and two totalitarian regimes have been removed;
The al Qaeda network has been weakened;
We have not experienced another attack on American soil;
Our military has been transformed to meet the challenges of the 21st century;
We have expanded our intelligence capabilities to confront today's enemy; and
We have created new and essential institutions needed to wage the War on Terror, including the Department of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
WE HAVE BEEN ON THE OFFENSE AGAINST OUR ENEMIES SINCE THE 9/11 ATTACKS
President Bush has kept us safe by weakening al Qaeda and its affiliates. Hundreds of al Qaeda leaders and operatives have been captured or killed, including 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, who is currently awaiting trial by a Military Commission. The United States also apprehended several leading figures in the al Qaeda East Africa network through intelligence sharing and military action.
Since 9/11, more than two dozen terrorists and supporters have been convicted in the United States of terrorism-related crimes. Several key financiers and facilitators of terrorism have been isolated and captured, while more than 400 individuals and entities have had their assets frozen and isolated from the U.S. financial system.
PRESIDENT BUSH TOOK THE FIGHT TO VIOLENT EXTREMISTS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND ACROSS THE WORLD SO THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO FIGHT THEM ON AMERICAN SOIL. THE UNITED STATES AND ITS COALITION PARTNERS REMOVED AL QAEDA'S SAFE HAVEN IN AFGHANISTAN AND AL QAEDA IS ON THE RUN IN IRAQ, INCLUDING IN ITS FORMER STRONGHOLD OF ANBAR PROVINCE. THE UNITED STATES ALSO ACTED TO PREVENT AL QAEDA SAFE HAVENS FROM EMERGING IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.
There have been no attacks on American soil since 9/11, and the United States and our allies have disrupted key terrorist plots around the world.
The President has built a 90-nation coalition to fight terrorism. The United States has partnered with nations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America on intelligence sharing and law enforcement coordination to break up terrorist networks and bring terrorists to justice. Some of our counterterrorism victories include the following:
September 2007: German authorities disrupted a terrorist cell that was planning attacks on military installations and facilities used by Americans in Germany. The Germans arrested three suspected members of the Islamic Jihad Union, a group that has links to al Qaeda and supports al Qaeda's global jihadist agenda.
September 2007: Danish authorities disrupted a cell, which included an al Qaeda-trained individual, planning terrorist attacks using explosives.
June 2007: Four individuals were charged with plotting to blow up major fuel tanks at JFK Airport. Three of the individuals have been arrested, and the United States is pursuing extradition of the fourth.
May 2007: The FBI arrested six al Qaeda-inspired individuals plotting to kill soldiers at Fort Dix Army Base in New Jersey. The plotters purchased weapons for the attack, which they had been planning since January 2006.
August 2006: British authorities disrupted a plot to blow up passenger airplanes flying from the UK to the United States.
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