Russ Knocke
Russ Knocke
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The process for sharing this type of specific threat information with state and locals was consistent with protocols for how we share the information and for how that information is vetted by the intelligence community.
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There are no plans to raise the threat level at this time. These are rumors.
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Had the intelligence community concluded the threat was imminent or credible, we would have followed ... different protocols.
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This is a unique circumstance. This is not like a business in the private sector or even other departments in the federal government. It's a unique department with a great sense of urgency for fulfilling its responsibility.
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It's certainly not the case that the senior positions are rewards for political loyalty. There is experience in their background relevant for doing their jobs, whether in policy or management.
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Apart from its obvious errors, it displays a significant misunderstanding of core aspects of the Katrina response that could have easily been corrected in the most basic conversations with DHS leaders.
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We were racing against the clock and now it's clear the clock beat us.
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there is no indication of any nexus to terror.
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We're talking about an ultra-catastrophe, where the need is such that the military's training and assets would meet an immediate need in support of Homeland Security coordination of the federal government's responsibility and recovery efforts,
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While the situation in the Superdome was nightmarish and not satisfactory to anyone involved, it was not a life-and-death situation and we had to focus our priorities where we could,
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We've had a regular dialogue with first responders and discussed some of these issues with them. We're clearly an all hazards department and have taken significant measures to enhance preparedness and recovery capability since Sept. 11.
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At this point of time, we continue to move forward.
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There will be plenty of time to assess what worked and what didn't work. Clearly there will be time for blame to be assigned and to learn from some of the successful efforts.
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A this time there are no plans to adjust the terror alert level.