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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Yet, terrorists -- people who were either involved with, associated with, or are seeking to take advantage of the September 11 attacks -- are now poisoning our communities with anthrax.
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We did not know an attack was coming because for nearly a decade our government had blinded itself to its enemies.
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We believe that these could be and likely appear to be sort of martyrdom messages from suicide terrorists, ... Whether or not the attack would be imminent or not is something we can't determine.
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We won't tolerate it any more than we will tolerate the financing of groups that on September 11 attacked our homeland.
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the skill, ability to undertake attacks both against American interests overseas as well in the United States.
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At this time, most intelligence focuses on possible attacks on U.S. interests overseas,
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It's very unlikely that all of those associated with the attacks of September 11 are now detained or have been detected, ... And that's why we need the kind of robust surveillance capacity that's provided for in the legislation. It's time for Congress to act.
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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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This settlement brings effective relief to the marketplace and ensures consumers have more choices in working with their computers, ... A competitive software industry is vital to our economy and effective antitrust enforcement is crucial in a constantly changing high-tech environment.
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We will find the people responsible for these cowardly acts and justice will be done,
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We will expend every effort and devote all the necessary resources to bring the people responsible for these acts -- these crimes -- to justice,
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We will continue to greet our international neighbors with good will, ... Asking some neighbors and visitors to verify their activities while they are here is fully consistent with that outlook.
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We will continue to greet our international neighbors with good will.
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There hasn't been any evidence of abuse, according to the most recent statements I've seen out of the Congress, ... And of course, I don't believe we've had any abuse here.