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he was talking to an iraqi legislator visiting the US.
i started recording at this point. this is the CLosed Caption transcript.
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Liament,
he came to the U.S. To talk
with members of congress about
the realities of life in iraq.
At my invitation other members
of congress joined me in this
face-to-face legislative
exchange of information.
They heard what I'm about to
share.
During our meeting I asked him
if iraq was so unstable that a
terrorist attack could claim a
large number of americans in
one attack?
As many of us remember that is
what happened in 1983 when a
massive terrorist truck bomb
struck an killed 241 U.S.
Marines in beirut.
I wanted to know if such an
attack was possible in iraq.
Without hesitation he said such
an attack already occurred.
He said and others are saying
on line, that the attack on
camp falcon killed 300
americans, wounded another 200,
and killed or injured another
200 iraqis.
The pentagon says there was no
casualties.
But a member of the iraqi
parliament and others claim
there were significant
casualties.
Which story is true?
Slight images, aerial
photographs, videos, and
written accounts that purport
to be firsthand can be found
online.
I ask unanimous consent to
enter into the record a list of
some of these sites so that
people can see for themselves.
Here is one excerpt from a site
written after the attack by
french journalists, nine big
carriers marked by the red
cross sign transporting the
dead and injured were seen by
journalists.
Silence still rants the whole
event from the site of the
american military and the bush
administration since there
remains only a few weeks before
the legislative elections with
a public opinion more and more
against the war.
This happened just before the
last elections.
And it is unclear as to what
happened.
I don't know if these stories
are credible, but these reports
cannot be ignored.
If we lost hundreds of U.S.
Soldiers and other americans in
one attack, congress and the
american people have a right to
know about it.
I looked at the videos and the
aerial photographs and the
damage appears quite extensive
to buildings and military
vehicles like tanks.
Perhaps american soldiers and
others miraculously escaped
injury.
That would be very good news.
Or perhaps we don't know what
really happened on the night of
october 10, 2006, in an
insurgent attack on camp
falcon.
The pentagon should open all of
its files to independent
journalists.
I call for a full accounting as
soon as possible.
Some are saying there is a
cover-up in the military.
I say it's time to put all the
evidence out in the open.
I yield back the balance of my
time.
The speaker pro tempore:
Pursuant to clause 12-a of rule
1, the chair now declares the
house in recess until noon
today.
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