President Offers Condolences to People of London, Will Not
Yield to Terrorists
Gleneagles Hotel
Auchterarder, Scotland

1:30 P.M. (Local)

PRESIDENT BUSH: I spent some time recently with the Prime Minister,
Tony Blair, and had an opportunity to express our heartfelt condolences to
the people of London, people who lost lives. I appreciate Prime Minister
Blair's steadfast determination and his strength. He's on his way now to
London here from the G8 to speak directly to the people of London. He'll
carry a message of solidarity with him.

This morning I have been in contact with our Homeland Security folks.
I instructed them to be in touch with local and state officials about the
facts of what took place here and in London, and to be extra vigilant, as
our folks start heading to work.

The contrast between what we've seen on the TV screens here, what's
taken place in London and what's taking place here is incredibly vivid to
me. On the one hand, we have people here who are working to alleviate
poverty, to help rid the world of the pandemic of AIDS, working on ways
to have a clean environment. And on the other hand, you've got people
killing innocent people. And the contrast couldn't be clearer between the
intentions and the hearts of those of us who care deeply about human
rights and human liberty, and those who kill -- those who have got such
evil in their heart that they will take the lives of innocent folks.

The war on terror goes on. I was most impressed by the resolve of all the
leaders in the room. Their resolve is as strong as my resolve. And that is
we will not yield to these people, will not yield to the terrorists. We will find
them, we will bring them to justice, and at the same time, we will spread an
ideology of hope and compassion that will overwhelm their ideology of hate.

Thank you very much.

END 1:32 P.M. (Local)
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