9/11: Internal Government Documents (downloads)

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9/11: Internal Government Documents Show How the Bush Administration Reduced Counterterrorism

March 22, 2004

Backgrounder: TRUTH & CONSEQUENCES, The Bush Administration and September 11
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Since September 11, President Bush and his supporters have repeatedly intimated that many of the President's political opponents are soft on terrorism. In his State of the Union address, the President declared: "We can go forward with confidence and resolve, or we can turn back to the dangerous illusion that terrorists are not plotting and outlaw regimes are no threat to us." In comments aimed at those who seek changes in the Patriot Act, Attorney General John Ashcroft said: "Your tactics only aid terrorists." One recent ad asserts, "Some call for us to retreat, putting our national security in the hands of others."
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PRE-SEPTEMBER 11 - Reno Makes Counterterrorism DoJ's Top Priority
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PRE-SEPTEMBER 11 – Ashcroft Shifts Direction Away From Counterterrorism
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POST-SEPTEMBER 11: Ashcroft Still Ignores FBI Counterterrorism Requests

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