February 2, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H671 This legacy faces great challenges of religion. Even other world leaders After September 11, 2001, the network’s today, and I am proud to stand here on have publicly recognized this and have headquarters in Doha reportedly put on dis- the floor of the United States Congress, called our enemy ‘‘terrorists’’—but not play multiple pictures in its studio honoring vigilant in the defense of our defining the United States. The leader of the the deceased Al Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden. principles and West Virginia priorities. free world dances around the topic in- In 2013, dozens of staff resigned in protest f stead of telling it like it is. of Al Jazeera’s ‘‘biased coverage’’ in favor of Why does the administration refuse the Muslim Brotherhood jihadist organiza- b 1215 to define our enemy? We are at war tion. IT IS ALL IN THE NAME—THE with radical Islam. We are at war with NAME IS TERRORIST the Taliban. We are at war with ISIS, [From HFAC Hearing on Sept. 18 entitled, and we are at war with terrorism and ‘‘The ISIS Threat: Weighing the Obama The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Administration’s Response’’] Speaker recognizes the gentleman from terrorists. And, Mr. Speaker, they are at war with us. Mr. POE. You just go ahead and answer the Texas (Mr. POE) for 5 minutes. Is the White House worried about question: Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, ISIS Who are we at war with? I call them ISIS. hurting the feelings of the radical ter- has beheaded yet another person. Who would you call these? rorists, who make it their mission to Just this morning we also learned Secretary KERRY. Well, I call them the kill us, and so refuses to call them enemy of Islam, because that is what, I that the Taliban assassins murdered ‘‘terrorists’’? We need to call them think, they are. And they certainly don’t nine people in Afghanistan. what they are—terrorists who kill in represent a state, even though they try to A few months ago, the Taliban did a the name of radical Islam. claim to. most vicious act of jihad. They at- Political correctness and political Mr. POE. So officially we should refer to tacked a school and murdered 150 chil- them as the enemy of Islam. jargon will not win this war. Ameri- Secretary KERRY. Well, I do. dren and their teachers in Pakistan. cans and our military must have a Last week, we learned that one of the Mr. POE. Okay. clearly defined enemy, not some nebu- Secretary KERRY. I don’t know if there is Taliban Five, who was unfortunately lous, undefined named enemy that the an official whatever. swapped by the President in exchange White House advocates. Mr. POE. Well, why don’t we tell the Amer- for deserter Bowe Bergdahl, has re- The threat of Islamic extremism has ican people—— cently called his buddies in the jihadist never been greater. Their mission is Secretary KERRY. I hope you join me in doing that, because that is what I think they Taliban. clear. They are ruthless in pursuing it Now, isn’t that lovely? are; and I don’t think they deserve to have a and will kill anybody who doesn’t reference in their name that gives them le- But the Taliban are not terrorists, so agree with them regardless of their re- gitimacy. sayeth the White House. ligion. These killers are at war with Mr. POE. Are they the enemy of the United According to the White House Press America and humanity. We cannot de- States? Secretary: feat this enemy without first knowing Secretary KERRY. Beg your pardon? They do carry out tactics that are akin to who they are and then defining them. Mr. POE. Are they the enemy of the United States? terrorism. They do pursue terror attacks in Mr. Speaker, they are terrorists. an effort to try to advance their agenda. Secretary KERRY. They are an enemy of And that is just the way it is. humanity. Well then, why not call them ‘‘terror- REPORT: AL JAZEERA’S BANNED ‘ISLAMIST,’ Mr. POE. So they are an enemy of the U.S., ists’’? Why is the White House so timid ‘JIHAD,’ ‘TERRORIST’ FROM AIRWAVES too? and so intimidated by refusing to call Al Jazeera’s New York and Washington, Secretary KERRY. Among others. the Taliban ‘‘terrorists’’? D.C. journalists have reportedly received Mr. POE. Okay. Secretary KERRY. Among many others—— The National Review reports that the strict orders from Qatari management: please do not use the words ‘‘terrorist,’’ Mr. POE. Well, I am just looking specifi- Al Jazeera news service has banned the cally at the national security interest of the terms ‘‘Islamist,’’ ‘‘jihad,’’ and ‘‘terror- ‘‘militant,’’ ‘‘Islamist,’’ ‘‘jihad’’ and ‘‘ex- tremist’’ in your reporting. United States. ists’’ from their reporting. Is the White After a January 27 Islamist terrorist at- Secretary KERRY. Definitively, it is in the House Press Secretary getting his po- tack in Libya, an internal email obtained by national security interest of our country, litically correct language and censored National Review showed that Al Jazeera with Americans over there with passports, statements from Al Jazeera? Who English executive Carlos van Meek sent out learning how to fight and taking part in this—— knows. an email demanding that his employees re- frain from using the banned terms. ‘‘All: We Mr. POE. And I agree with you, they Even Secretary Kerry refuses to de- shouldn’t come back unless they are in hand- fine the foreign terrorist group ISIS as manage our words carefully around here,’’ van Meek reportedly wrote. ‘‘So I’d like to cuffs. I agree with that. Secretary KERRY. For all those reasons, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. bring to your attention some key words that yes. Mr. Speaker, at a House Foreign Af- have a tendency of tripping us up.’’ fairs Committee hearing on September Van Meek explained, ‘‘One person’s ter- f 18, entitled, ‘‘The ISIS Threat: Weigh- rorist is another person’s freedom fighter,’’ RECESS ing the Obama Administration’s Re- in writing why his employees must stop sponse,’’ I asked Secretary Kerry this using the aforementioned words. ‘‘Avoid The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- question: characterizing people,’’ he reportedly added. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Speak- Regarding the term Islamist: ‘‘Do not er declares the House in recess until 2 Who are we at war with? I call them use,’’ van Meek wrote in bold. ‘‘We will con- ‘‘ISIS.’’ Who would you call them? p.m. today. tinue to describe groups and individuals, by Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 19 Secretary Kerry: Well, I would call them talking about their previous actions and cur- the ‘‘enemy of Islam’’ because that is what I rent aims to give viewers the context they minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- think they are, and they certainly don’t rep- require, rather than use a simplistic label. cess. resent a state even though they try to claim ‘‘Strictly speaking, jihad means an inner f spiritual struggle, not a holy war,’’ van to do so. 1400 So, officially, Mr. Kerry, we should refer to Meek said in explaining why the Arabic term b them as the ‘‘enemy of Islam’’? will no longer be allowed in Al Jazeera’s re- AFTER RECESS porting. He continued, ‘‘It is not by tradition Secretary Kerry: Well, I do. The recess having expired, the House Mr. Speaker, this administration also a negative term. It also means the struggle to defend Islam against things challenging was called to order by the Speaker pro refuses to say that we are at war with it.’’ tempore (Mr. EMMER) at 2 p.m. radical Islam. There is so much sensi- He added: ‘‘We do not use words such as f tivity in the White House over its militants, radicals, insurgents. We will stick statements that one is puzzled to won- with fighters.’’ PRAYER der: Why are they sensitive about call- National Review reports that van Meek The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick ing terrorists ‘‘terrorists’’? was previously described as the man tasked J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: with ‘‘establishing Al Jazeera in America.’’ Radical Islam is a cancer that is Breitbart News has reported on Al Eternal God, through whom we see spreading throughout the world. Thou- Jazeera’s radical past, including its current what we could be and what we can be- sands are joining in the jihad, which support for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood ter- come, thank You for giving us another preaches hate and murder in the name ror group. day. VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:15 Feb 03, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02FE7.003 H02FEPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H672 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 2, 2015 Send Your spirit upon the Members North Carolina are the beneficiaries passed with overwhelming bipartisan of this people’s House to encourage and are grateful. support and will be commonsense steps them in their official tasks. Be with f in the path towards shutting down them and with all who labor here to these operations. REPEAL OF THE AFFORDABLE serve this great Nation and its people. Mr. Speaker, I look forward to con- CARE ACT FOR THE 56TH TIME Assure them that whatever their re- tinuing to work with my colleagues on sponsibilities, You provide the grace to (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given both sides of the aisle to support fur- enable them to be faithful to their du- permission to address the House for 1 ther actions that will further protect ties and the wisdom to be conscious of minute.) these vulnerable populations.