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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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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At this time, most intelligence focuses on possible attacks on U.S. interests overseas,
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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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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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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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We're going to do what we need to do to protect the American people.
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We have no desire whatsoever to in any way erode or undermine constitutional liberties,
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We are alerting law enforcement and financial institutions and the American people to be vigilant and to be aware of anything that appears suspicious,
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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 believe that the first prosecutions should occur in those jurisdictions that provide the best law, the best facts and the best range of available penalties,
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We believe that the evidence that is available through his statements, which is the basis of the charges, provides charging for those crimes which are not death-eligible,
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Where there are responsible changes to be made, we will make them, ... Where there are mistakes to acknowledge, we will not shy away from doing so. Those who step forward to voice their legitimate concerns will be welcomed, and often their ideas reviewed and embraced.
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We've got a major problem in our culture, as it relates to the Internet and pornography and child pornography.
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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.