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
cooperation help possible swiss
was made possible by the cooperation and help of Swiss authorities.
attacked financing groups september tolerate
We won't tolerate it any more than we will tolerate the financing of groups that on September 11 attacked our homeland.
allow contacts describe developing information kinds reasonable
We are making the kinds of contacts and developing the information that allow us to describe this as proceeding with reasonable success,
encouraged future past rewarded suicide
The defendants effectively rewarded past -- and encouraged future -- suicide bombings,
avenues believe children constitution develop harm leave means open opinion protect seek
I believe today's opinion and the Constitution leave open legislative avenues to protect our children from harm and we will seek to develop the means to do so with legislative endeavor,
additional believe brought current operating value
I believe that we are operating appropriately and effectively in the current setting, ... We know of no additional value that can be brought to the investigation that we are not providing.
available believe ought ultimate
I believe that the ultimate sanction ought to be available here,
ability against attacks both interests overseas undertake united
the skill, ability to undertake attacks both against American interests overseas as well in the United States.
commitment complaints department election far fewer justice officials presence recent reported resulted smooth strong
The strong presence and commitment of Department of Justice officials resulted in a smooth election with far fewer complaints than have been reported in recent years,
anthrax anywhere broad country facility presence present
anthrax present in any other facility anywhere else in the country ... (or) in a very broad presence in the facility in Florida.
individual information intelligence key might names situation
An individual with that kind of situation is an individual who might know a lot about what could happen, might know the names of individuals, information being so key to intelligence and prevention,
act
a recommendation will be made to me and I will act on it.
intense today
are as intense today as they have ever been.
believe failure lead missed seize speak
We should seize opportunities to speak to the U.N., to tell them where we want to lead the world, ... And I believe failure to do that would be a missed opportunity.