Tom Ridge
Tom Ridge
Thomas Joseph "Tom" Ridgeis an American politician who served as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003, and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. Prior to this, Ridge was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 August 1945
CityMunhall, PA
CountryUnited States of America
The passengers and crew are an emblem of America's great glory: freedom and patriotism demonstrated at its highest regard, ... Here upon this field of honor, lives were saved and heroes were made.
There are a lot of us who think that some of the information we share with the public probably should be restricted in some fashion, ... We may have to take a look at these kinds of issues from a different perspective because of the tragedy of September 11.
With so many symbolic gatherings in the next few months, we must be aggressive,
We are confident they are taking this threat seriously,
Time will tell if we can directly link him to a specific organization or not,
You don't need too many committed to martyrdom to wreak havoc.
Today we announce the Homeland Security Advisory system,
I'm confident that the terrorists are aware that from the curb to the cockpit we've got additional security measures that didn't exist a couple of years ago.
One of America's greatest strengths is the soft power of our value system and how we treat prisoners of war, and we don't torture.
There's just no doubt in my mind - under any set of rules - water boarding is torture.
Liberty is the most precious gift we offer our citizens.
God forbid, there may come a time when the local authorities or national authorities will tell you that you've got to use them. But for the time being, we just don't want folks sealing up their doors or sealing up their windows,
if the Brazilian government thinks it's in their interests (to fingerprint and photograph Americans), so be it.
The president has given me an extraordinary opportunity to serve my country in this incredible period since September 11th, 2001.