T3 B11 Clinton's Remarks on Terrorism 1993-2001 Fdr- Entire Contents- 9-11 Commission Compilation

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Clinton's

Remarks

on

Terrorism: 1993-2001

PRESIDENT CLINTONREMARKS

ON

TERRORISM

1993-2001

For

eight years,

the

Clinton Administration gave

the

highest priority

tothe fight

against terrorism

in

general,

and

specifically against

the

al

Qaeda

network

as it

emerged

as a

leading sponsor

of

global terror.

From the earliest days of his Administration,

President Clinton sawterrorismas anational security priorityandbegan soundingthealarm

on

global terrorism, continuously raising public awareness

of the

terrorist threat, as a central challenge to our country and our

future.

- President Clinton addressed terrorism in

every State

of the

Union address

for

eight years.- In hisSeptember

1995 Address

to the

United Nations GeneralAssembly,

President Clinton called upon

all

nations

to

join

the

UnitedStates'

fight

against terrorism

and to

impose strong sanctions

on

states thatsponsor terrorism or tolerate money laundering. He urged all UN member

states to

endorse

a

declaration agreeing

to

deny sanctuary

to

terrorists.

- In August

1996,

President Clinton delivered a

major

speech

on

international

terrorism at the George Washington University, in which he

declared

terrorism

to be

"the enemy

of our

generation."

President Clinton not only made terrorism an important and intensifyingtheme

of his

presidency,

but he

backed these public

declarations

withconcrete actionsandelevatedthe

fight

against terrorismto ahighandurgentpriority.

This binder

is a

compilation

of the

hundreds

of

statements

President Clinton made

on

terrorism generally

and bin

Ladenspecifically between 1993-2001.

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