citizens killed in embassy bombings in tanzania. al qaeda truck bombs exploded simultaneously in tanzania and nigh robo. the bombings in nairobi killed 12 americans. they were sergeant nathan alagana, john rose, molly huckabee-hardy, staff sergeant kenneth hobson ii, arlene kirk, dr. luis martin, michelle o'connor, master sergeant sherry lynn olds. h.r. 2410 remembers their sacrifice and provides restitution to the loved ones they left behind. mr. speaker, this provision is the very least a grateful nation can do. i urge an aye vote on h.r. 2410 and i want to thank chairman berman, ranking member ros-lehtinen. thank you. the chair: the gentlewoman continues to reserve? ms. ros-lehtinen: yes. the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. berman: i'm pleased to yield a minute to a member of the appropriations committee, mr. schiff, one minute. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. schiff: i request unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. i'd like to commend the foreign affairs committee for all their ha

embassies in kenya and tanzania. finally, in illinois, the newspaper says that the son of dennis l. hester will seek his congressional seat. he's as people are ready for the next generation of leadership. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. ed >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome sey

remember, that was the terrorist who was responsible for the bombing of the american embassies in tanzania and in kenya. he was later captured in pakistan in 2004 while working for al qaeda preparing false documents facilitating a transfer -- transport of arms to insurgents across the afghan-pakistan border. intelligence shows that ghailani met both bin laden and khalid sheikh mohammed in afghanistan and remained in close association with al qaeda until his capture in 2004. now, this bona fide terrorist will have the privilege of a united states civilian court trial in the united states. ahmed ghailani was just one of 239 detainees housed in the state-of-the-art facility at gitmo. according to the "wall street journal" today, the government official has said that well over 50 detainees have been approved for transfer to other countries and that negotiations were continuing with saudi arabia to take a large group of yemen detainees. attorney general eric holder estimated yesterday that more than 50 detainees may end up on trial by u.s. authorities. this news comes as more and more americans

guantanamo to face charges that he allegedly bought the materials to blow up our embassies in kenya and tanzania. host: indianapolis. independent caller. hello, there. caller: good morning. i was studying a doctorate in military history and i am dealing with academics in europe. when president bush was in office, they said that president bush was terrible because he would say -- he was a wild cowboy. eds now they say that obama is a groveling apologist. there are some people who are never going to be happy with this. other than style, what are the major differences between the current administration and the previous one? guest: in the foreign-policy i focus on, there is remarkable continuity between the last the destruction and this one on every issue except iraq -- the last administration and this one on every issue except iraq. the bush administration was moving toward a phased withdrawal, and that is where obama is now. there is a radical difference in style, and style does matter between these two. i think that if you're going to have a continuity in our foreign policy, there is no better fa

embassies in kenya and tanzania in 1998. front page of "the washinton post," the cia objecting to the release of bush-era documents of the interrogation of some of those detainees. the headline this morning, the chrysler deal put on hold as the supreme court reviews the company's bankruptcy reorganization. all this possibly impacting the deal with fiat. more details coming forth from congress and the white house on health care. and this question, are you satisfied with your health care? the numbers to call, 202-737- 0001, our line for republicans. 202-737-0002 if you are a democrat. if you are an independent, 202- 628-0205. this morning, front-page of "the washington post," an in-depth story by cc connolly, decision makers differ on how to mend broken health system. nowhere else in the world is so much money spent with such poor results. on that point there is rare unanimity among washington decision makers, the u.s. health system needs a major overhaul. researchers have documented the inequities, shortcomings, the waist, an

embassies in kenya and tanzania. in october 2000 it attacked the u.s.s. cole off the coast of yemen. by the time the 19 hijackers boarded the four planes that crashed on september 11, 2001, al qaeda already identify numerous grievances with america, including its contempt for western culture, equal rights for women, and men and our support for free speech and exchange of ideas. i've sent a letter to the national security council asking for evidence that keeping guantanamo bay open has created more terrorists than the facility has housed. that was a statement that president obama made. that the existence of guantanamo prison has created more terrorists than the facility has housed. it's an incredible assertion but it's at the foundation of his claim that we need to close guantanamo because somehow it represents a valid symbol of american torture or oppression that hurts our efforts abroad. anything we do is going to cause recruitment of terrorists who hate us, whether we close guantanamo or not, the terrorists will still have plenty of reasons to recruit f

he'll be tried for his role in the 1998 embassy attacks in tanzania, kenya, in which the father and brother of one of my constituents were killed, julian and jay bartlett. i'm pleased this gentleman, i use that term loosely, unfortunately, but this individual will be tried and brought to justice. all four of his co-conspirators have been found guilty and are serving out sentence in the u.s. supermax prison. it has been agreed that detainees will be brought here under the language as i understand it that has been adopted that detainees will be brought to the united states for no other purpose than prosecution. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman. i go back to the statement about the principal purpose of the war funding bill. that he said, if i can paraphrase, the intent of the bill is to fund our troops. so i am at a loss to understand why we have taken 25 days, we've had one strong bipartisan vote in this house with nearly unanimity on our side of the aisle to provide the necessary funding for our troops. siem at somewhat of a loss to understand why the delay. the gentleman speaks of the urge

this tanzania national has been held in cuba since september of 2006. he was captured by our forces, and others, in pakistan, in 2004 and transported to guantanamo. he is being charged with his involvement in the 1998 bombings of u.s. embassies in east africa which killed 224 people, including 12 americans. the position being taken by the republicans in the senate is that this man should not be brought to the united states for trial. i think they're wrong. i think it's time that he answer for the crimes that are being charged against him. 12 americans died. as a result of what we believe was his conduct. he needs to be held accountable. this argument that he can't be brought to the united states and tried would virtually allow this map to escape the punishment for the crime that we believe he committed. republicans' position that he should not be brought to the united states because somehow if he is being held in a prison in the united states it's a danger to the rest of us? that just cannot be supported in fact. there are 327 convicted terrorists prese

there will be huge security concerns with this alleged terrorist from tanzania, but it will cost a lot of money in the place where he is tried. and it will pose very difficult questions for the judge, for the people within the courtroom, and the parties to the -- the lawyers in the case, evidentiary questions and other questions that are illustrated by the case of moussaoui who was tried in alexandria. and we can all acknowledge that the government would say that was a huge problem for them. because it was difficult to use evidence in the case that had been acquired through confidential or classified methods and the case was ping-ponged between the district court and the court of appeals. it was a difficult, hard thing to do. and then there are the situations where cases have been tried in american courts an classified information has inadvertently and in some cases not inadvertently been released, gotten into the hands of terrorists. let me just cite a few of these. not to make the case that it's impossible or a terrible idea, but also to refute the notion that it's a piece of cake. i

united states to be prosecuted for his involvement in the 1998 bombings of our embassies in kenya and tanzania. those bombings killed 224 peop people, including 12 americans. i had been to kenya. i saw the bombed building. it was devastating. and it's hard to imagine what happened inside that building and nearby when those bombs were detonated. we know that 224 people died, including 12 of our own. i want to commend president obama for his determination to hold ahmed ghalani accountable for his alleged crimes. for seven long years, the bush administration had failed to convict any of the terrorists who planned the 9/11 terrorist attacks. and for seven long years, only three individuals were convicted by military commissions at guantanamo. two of those individuals, incidentally, have been released. now, president obama's been clear. it is a priority for his administration to bring to justice the planners of 9/11 and other terrorists who've attacked our country, like ahmed ghalani. now, unfortunately, this issue has become very political and very complicated over the last several months. some of