We have quietly gone after that organization, and we're picking it apart limb by limb, ... We are not done yet, but we will be.
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inattention to the grave and gathering threat of terrorism before 911 and the president's preoccupation with Iraq.Richard Clarke
If we have an opportunity to disrupt a terrorist cell that could potentially threaten us, we do it, ... We are no longer going to wait for the attack. We are going to pre-empt, we are going to disrupt, and we have done that a very great deal.
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This attack, which was the largest in terms of the bomb size to date, was meant to embarrass the United States the day before the president arrives in Pakistan.
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There was a time when we heard a bin Laden tape and assumed an attack would take place shortly thereafter somewhere in the world. That hasn't been the case for several years now, and the things he says very often don't happen.
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The only new element in his statement is that they are planning an attack soon on the United States. Would he say that and risk being proved wrong, if he can't pull it off in a month or so.
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