The quest for national security
San Francisco Chronicle
by Mark Sandalow
09/11/05
Four years ago this morning, the nation's priorities changed. As rescuers tore through the rubble of the World Trade Center and Pentagon, President Bush vowed that fighting terrorism would be the central focus of his presidency. The nation has twice gone to war; more than 2,000 American soldiers have died, and many more Iraqis and Afghans have been killed. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent; security barriers have been erected; air travel has become an ordeal; and Americans have adjusted to a new way of life. And since the late summer of 2001, not a single terrorist has struck the United States. Instead, on the fourth anniversary of the nation's worst terrorist attack, America is confronting an even deadlier calamity, brought on by Mother Nature...
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Mark Sandalow
09/11/05
Four years ago this morning, the nation's priorities changed. As rescuers tore through the rubble of the World Trade Center and Pentagon, President Bush vowed that fighting terrorism would be the central focus of his presidency. The nation has twice gone to war; more than 2,000 American soldiers have died, and many more Iraqis and Afghans have been killed. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent; security barriers have been erected; air travel has become an ordeal; and Americans have adjusted to a new way of life. And since the late summer of 2001, not a single terrorist has struck the United States. Instead, on the fourth anniversary of the nation's worst terrorist attack, America is confronting an even deadlier calamity, brought on by Mother Nature...
http://tinyurl.com/bwkng
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 12. Sep, 11:37
