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 three documents, this letter, is clear evidence linking the hijackers on the three separate flights on September 11,
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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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This intelligence-gathering initiative only serves to underscore the obvious: September 11 changed us and changed the way we do our jobs,
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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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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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What we learned on September 11 is that the unthinkable is now thinkable in the world
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Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of risk and the world in our continent was another world of risk
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I know the difference between enacting and enforcing the law, ... It means advancing the nation's interest, not advocating my personal interest.
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On behalf of the entire United States Department of Justice, I express our deepest condolences to Jonathan's family, colleagues and friends. We share his family's grief and will provide any support and assistance to help them through this difficult time. All appropriate resources will be dedicated to investigating this matter.
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It's not a militarization of the border or a fortification of the border,
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The FBI has already begun to update technology systems, improve information management, and provide more effective and timely accountability.
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I'm delighted to have the opportunity to get better acquainted with a variety of challenges faced by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, ... I look forward to working hard personally so that these challenges will be better met and America can better respond to its responsibilities as it relates to citizens of this country.
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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.
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I'm very pleased that today our judicial system exercised it responsibility in a way that reinforces justice, ... an additional month of uncertainty.