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Attorney General Ashcroft and others testified about the Department of Justice’s work and formulation of legal policies for the interrogation and detention of enemy combatants held at facili…

Attorney-General Ashcroft testified about legislative proposals designed to combat terrorism.

Mr. Ashcroft spoke about recent indictments on charges of terrorism handed down by a Federal grand jury in Miami. Two men were charged with conspiring to provide material support to terroris…

Attorney General John Ashcroft spoke to reporters about the arrests of two persons suspected of financing terrorist organizations. Among the topics he addressed were their ties to Hamas, met…

Attorney General John Ashcroft briefed reporters on the status of a terrorism investigation in Ohio and the subsequent arrest of a Somali immigrant, Nuradin M. Abdi, on several counts of ass…

Attorney General Ashcroft testified about the Justice Department’s efforts to combat terrorism and enforcement of the Patriot Act. Much of the hearing also focused on media reports of a memo…

The attorney general John Ashcroft and other officials announced the arrest of Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, a.k.a. Abu Hamza. The Muslim cleric, arrested in Britain at the request of the United St…

Attorney General Ashcroft announced that government agencies had received credible, but nonspecific, threats of a terrorist attack within the United States over the summer. He and Director M…

Panelists including Attorney General, John Ashcroft talked about international efforts to combat terrorism and developing shared values in the effort.

Attorney General John Ashcroft spoke to members of a commission on responses to terrorist threats about the role of the Justice Department in combating terrorism. Among the topics he address…

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 Nation…

Attorney General John Ashcroft announced the May 1 guilty plea of U.S. citizen Iyman Faris in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, for conspiracy to provide material support to…

Attorney General Ashcroft testified about Justice Department procedures and operations. Among the topics he addressed were procedures authorized under the USA Patriot Act, the detention of i…

U.S. Attorneys talked about prosecuting suspected terrorists, use of the USA Patriot Act, and civil rights of the accused. They also talked about the methods used to investigate terrorism an…

Attorney General John Ashcroft led a news conference about the indictment of two suspected terrorists involved in the bombing of the USS Cole in a Yemeni port in 2000.

Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller spoke to reporters about efforts to combat terrorism and maintain domestic security during conflict in Iraq. Following their re…

Administration officials testified about efforts to improve counterterrorism efforts, homeland security, and intelligence information issues. Among the topics they addressed were law enforce…

The panelists talked about international terrorism, including efforts by various nations to fight terrorism. Mr. Gowing moderated the panel.

Attorney General Ashcroft announced the indictment of former Florida professor Sami Al-Arian and seven others for aiding terrorist organizations. Following the announcement he answered quest…

After an introduction by Attorney General Ashcroft, President Bush talked about counterterrorism initiatives, including a new terrorist threat integration center.