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| Ridge sez al-Qaeda still wants to disrupt US elections |
| 2004-09-07 |
| Terrorists still hope to disrupt the U.S. democratic process even though the presidential nominating conventions and other high-profile gatherings this summer went off without incident, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Tuesday. Threat reporting over the last several months has been "consistent, general and credible" and indicated the al-Qaeda network is trying to push ahead with its plans, Ridge said. Although large events this summer were not attacked, he said, "that in no way diminishes the level of vigilance, awareness and concern that we have during this entire process." Ridge commented during a morning visit to the National Targeting Center in Northern Virginia. Operated by the Customs and Border Protection agency, the center secures the nation's borders and ports with a focus on keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the country. Speaking to the National Press Club later, Ridge said every day that goes by without incident gives authorities more time to make the country safer. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #4 One missed cable payment. One fender bender in a strip joint parking lot. That is all it takes to bring down an operation. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-09-07 11:06:39 PM |
| #3 Unfortunately, you can't assume because they didn't get through to either the Olympics or the RNC that we're "safe." I believe that AQ and OBL assign separate cells to one "project"/attack. Mrs. Davis, don't blame Ridge for acting "politically." These days, post 9-11 and post-Clintons, everything's political. And since the Madrid bombings and the disastrous effect on their elections, we have to assume they'll try to keep Bush from winning re-election. First, we have to get through elections in Australia and Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: GreatestJeneration 2004-09-07 6:39:04 PM |
| #2 Message to Tom Ridge...Duh. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2004-09-07 6:32:38 PM |
| #1 People in hell want ice water. Ridge is dangerously close to acting politically here. If they couldn't hit the Olympics or the conventions, they can't get through. They will focus their efforts in Iraq between now and election time to drive the body count as high as possible for their allies in the MSM. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-09-07 5:39:38 PM |