John Ashcroft
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroftis an American attorney and politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General, in the George W. Bush Administration. He later founded The Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 May 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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These individuals are charged with gaining access to secure areas of our airports by lying on security applications, using false or fictitious Social Security numbers or committing various immigration frauds,
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These individuals are being restrained and properly so. They are terrorists. They are uniquely dangerous,
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These heinous acts of violence are an assault on the security of our nation. They are an assault on the security and the freedom of every American citizen, ... We will not tolerate such acts.
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The Department of Justice will continue to use every available resource to prosecute child pornography cases,
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Among these reasons was the impact of the crime on thousands of victims, ... We are committed not only to carrying out justice in this case but also to ensure that the rights of the victims are protected.
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America's farmers should not be used as pawns in foreign policy disputes, ... The only people hurt by food embargoes are U.S. farmers and innocent citizens of other countries.
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The magnitude and nature of these attacks -- the coordination, the sophistication of these attacks -- indicate to me that they are not sort of random acts by people who are just angry. These are long, prolonged, planned activities.
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Their basic needs are regarded, they have the right food, they have the right shelter, the right capacity to avoid injury,
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I intend to meet with these families shortly and confer with them before announcing a final decision ... on the way in which this matter will be conducted, ... But it is with a view toward meeting the needs of these families and being sensitive to their concerns that we will make this decision.