War on Terrorism and the Patriot Act
He talked about using the U.S.A. Patriot Act as a tool in terror prevention in the U.S. He talked about many of the cases prosecuted against alleged terrorists because of the Patriot Act.
After an introduction by Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, of the American Enterprise Institute, Attorney General John Ashcroft expressed sympat… read more
After an introduction by Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, of the American Enterprise Institute, Attorney General John Ashcroft expressed sympathy for victims of the bombing of the United Nations mission building in Baghdad in which many persons were killed or injured. He also talked about the September 11, 2001 attacks, saying that they altered the mission of the Justice Department to one of preventing terrorist attacks.
He talked about using the U.S.A. Patriot Act as a tool in terror prevention in the U.S. He talked about many of the cases prosecuted against alleged terrorists because of the Patriot Act. close
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