Posted by
Boris Tiraspolsky on Sunday, October 14, 2007 12:03:01 PM
"I do not advocate violating anyone’s civil rights. I do advocate using any and all tools within the framework of the law to help guarantee our safety and wellbeing."
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Impediments to Making Us Safer
By Dennis Lormel
On September 12, I posted an article on the Counterterrorism Blog addressing the question “are we safer as a nation now than we were before 9/11”. I stated that we were safer but not safe, which is a prevailing theme. I attributed our safety, in great part, to the government agencies at the federal, state and local level, which are responsible for protecting us against the threat of terrorism. On the federal level, agencies to include the FBI, CIA and Treasury have transformed themselves to better meet the challenges confronting them.
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