| WASHINGTON, D.C.
– House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. Mike Rogers
(R-MI) today released a new web video questioning whether the Obama
Administration is keeping the President’s promise not to afford
terrorists the same rights as Americans under Miranda v. Arizona. The
video highlights President Obama’s recent statement that terrorists
should not be given Miranda rights or “be treated like the shoplifter
down the block.” Since that statement, however, media reports indicate
that the Obama Justice Department has begun reading terrorists Miranda
rights as part of its “Global Justice Initiative.” Rogers states
flatly in the video: “As a former FBI agent I want to tell you that this is crazy.” Boehner released the following statement: “Terrorists
who want to kill Americans and destroy our way of life should not be
granted the same rights as American citizens. Mike Rogers deserves
great credit for his leadership on this issue and his steadfast support
our troops and intelligence professionals who dedicate their lives to
keeping America safe.”
Full video and script follow: 
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REP. MIKE ROGERS (R-MI):
Hello, I’m Representative Mike Rogers of Michigan. After Islamic
radicals killed nearly 3,000 Americans on September 11th, our nation
had an important decision to make: Do we treat this horrendous attack
as a crime or an act of war? The collective decision by lawmakers was that this was an act of war. Thankfully, President Obama agrees: (BEGIN 60 MINUTES VIDEO) PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Do these folks deserve Miranda rights? Do they deserve to be treated like a shoplifter down the block? Of course not. REP. ROGERS:
Or does he? I recently learned that the Obama Justice Department is
reading Miranda rights to foreign terror suspects as a part of their
“Global Justice Initiative”. As a former FBI agent I want to
tell you that this is crazy. By granting foreign fighters protections
normally reserved for US citizens, we are faced with the possibility
that they will game the American legal system and return to the
battlefield. The threat of terrorism is an issue of our national security, not law enforcement. | 
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