McCaul Observes 9/11 Anniversary Urging Unimpeded Intelligence Gathering
September 10, 2009
WASHINGTON – On the eighth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX 10) stood up for the intelligence officers on the front lines of detecting threats against the United States.
“As the 9/11 Commission said the only way we will ultimately prevail in this twilight struggle is through good intelligence. We cannot tie the hands of the intelligence community. We cannot threaten them with prosecution. We cannot have a global justice policy that Mirandizes terrorists captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan when the first words we say to them are, ‘you have the right to remain silent’. How in the world will we get good intelligence with that kind of policy?”
Rep. McCaul made his remarks during his House floor speech remembering the events of September 11, 2001. McCaul serves as Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Intelligence Subcommittee. Prior to his election to Congress he served as Chief of Counter Terrorism and National Security in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Texas, and led the Joint Terrorism Task Force charged with detecting, deterring and preventing terrorist activity.