Some people have questioned, 'well, you put us on a general alert a couple of weeks ago and nothing happened,' ... This war on terrorism is going to continue for an indefinite period of time, and from time to time we may issue the same general alert again. |
Sometimes people confuse the notion that you're going to compromise sovereignty with collaboration. |
Stash away the duct tape. Don't use it, stash it away and that pre-measured plastic sheeting for future -- and I emphasize future use, ... [You] probably won't need it, but in case you do, you'll have it available. |
Take some time to prepare for emergency. |
Terrorists are strategic actors, ... They choose their targets deliberately, and they choose them based on the weaknesses they observe in our defenses and in our preparations. They use speed and surprise to terrorize. |
that those who would do us harm may choose that date or any time around the commemorative period to do us harm again. |
That's an appropriate question, |
That's nothing more than sharing some information that may be relevant to pilots and may be relevant to the law enforcement community. Nothing more, nothing less, |
The airlines and aviation today are far better prepared, |
the attempted physical destruction of these facilities. |
the best way to protect America. |
The bottom line is that homeland security is not about one department, one level of government or one organization, ... It is a national call to action, a philosophy of shared responsibility, shared accountability, and shared leadership. |
The bottom line is they were going after a national icon, and if you struck one or the other, the horror, the death and destruction, coupled with the notion of vulnerability to either the executive or legislative branch, would have accomplished their means of adding another level of anxiety or fear in this country. |
The decibel level is lower, |
The general theme of it's-not-a-matter-of-if-but-when is legitimate. |