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WE SPEND ON FOOD SAFETY, THE RESEARCH, AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM. SO I THINK IT'S SAFE, BUT I DON'T THINK WE OUGHT TO REST ON OUR LAURELS....
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| 00:01:14 |
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TERRORISM TERRORISM GET INTO THE NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY? >> THE CLASSIC EXAMPLE IS WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 1980'S. THERE WAS A CULT IN OREGON WHO DID NOT...
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| 00:01:32 |
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PUTTING SALMONELLA IN THE SALAD BARS AND OTHER ITEMS IN RESTAURANTS AND IT MADE A LOT OF PEOPLE SICK.
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| 00:01:37 |
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THAT WAS A SMALL EXAMPLE. THEORETICALLY, A TERRORIST OR LUNATIC CAN JEOPARDIZE OUR FOOD SUPPLY. AND THE FOOD SUPPLY IS MORE CONCENTRATED THAN IT USED...
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| 00:02:29 |
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ARE REPORTING SYSTEMS AND DETECTION SYSTEMS AND INSPECTORS OUT THERE. BUT ULTIMATELY, WE ARE STILL UNDERRESOURCED. PARTICULARLY THE F.D.A. DOESN'T HAVE...
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| 00:02:42 |
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AT THE BORDERS. THE PROBLEM IS YOU HAVE THE TRADITIONAL FOOD SAFETY THREATS, LIKE E-COLI AND SALMONELLA. AND THOSE ARE TOUGH ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH,...
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| 00:03:25 |
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HAD FOLKS WATCHING WHAT'S GOING ON. ULTIMATELY, THE BEST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN HERE IS VIGILANCE OF PEOPLE -- DAIRIES, MEAT
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| 00:03:34 |
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PROCESSORS, FOOD MANUFACTURERS, AND INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS NEED TO BE VIGILANT AS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING AND IF THEY SEE A PROBLEM, TO REPORT IT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT....
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| 00:04:04 |
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TO YOU GUYS TALK. YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND OR GRASP THE SITUATION THAT WE'VE FOUND OURSELVES IN. FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE SUPPOSE TO PUT GODLY MEN INTO...
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| 00:04:22 |
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YOU KNOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OUR BROTHER OVERSEAS. HERE IN AMERICA, WE CLAIM TO BE CHRIST'S ONES, BUT WHEN WE APPLY STARPEDS, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO...
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| 00:05:06 |
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AN ARGUMENT WITH HIM. I DON'T THINK IT'S
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| 00:05:08 |
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FAIR TO COMPARE THE AMERICAN'S VIEW OF FREEDOM WITH WHAT BIN LADEN IS DOING. AMERICANS DON'T WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY ENGAGE IN MASS MURDER OF CITIZENS...
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| 00:05:26 |
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OVER 5,000 LIVES AND THERE'S THE POTENTIAL FOR THREAT IN THIS COUNTRY WE NEVER GAVE ENOUGH ATTENTION TO. NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN ATTACKED, WE BETTER GIVE...
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| 00:06:03 |
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INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INSPECTORS AT OUR BORDERS SIGNIFICANTLY AND INCREASE THE FINES AND PENALTIES FOR WILLFUL VIOLATION OF LAWS. BUT YOU DON'T WANT...
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| 00:06:22 |
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THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS WAS IN POWER OVER THE LAST YEARS, AND BOTH PARTIES BELIEVED THAT THE TWO OCEANS AROUND AMERICA RENDERED US INVULNERABLE FROM...
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| 00:07:11 |
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SUPPLEMENT, FINANCIAL AID FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR WHATEVER, WE NEED TO CRACK DOWN ON THIS AND SERIOUSLY GET SERIOUS ABOUT SECURITY. LIKE, HOW SAFE IS...
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| 00:08:09 |
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THAT CAN CREATE PROBLEMS IF THERE ARE NOT PROPER PRECAUTIONS. NOT ONLY DO THEY NEED TO DO THE APPROPRIATE THINGS IN TERMS OF TRADITIONAL FOOD SAFETY,...
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| 00:08:58 |
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THERE IS NO WAY TO MAKE THE SYSTEM
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| 00:09:01 |
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FOOLPROOF. THEORETICALLY, TO MAKE IT FOOLPROOF, YOU MIGHT NEED A MILLION, TWO MILLION INSPECTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INSPECTING EVERYTHING, EVERY TIME,...
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| 00:09:54 |
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| 00:09:56 |
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LIVELIHOOD. THAT INCLUDES OUR MEDICINE, WATER SUPPLY, AND FOOD SUPPLY. WE SEND THESE PEOPLE TO SCHOOL TO BE BIOLOGISTS, DOCTORS, AND FOOD DISTRIBUTORS....
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| 00:10:35 |
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WITH CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST BACKGROUNDS. THAT'S NOT JUST PEOPLE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, BUT PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO MAY HAVE CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS....
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| 00:11:21 |
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THE RIGHT SIDE OF
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| 00:11:22 |
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YOU, IF YOUR NEIGHBORS DON'T WANT
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| 00:11:24 |
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TO BE FRIENDLY, THAT'S THE TIME
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| 00:11:26 |
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YOU TAKE A DIME OR QUARTER AND CALL THE F.B.I. >> WELL, I THINK TO SOME EXTENT, AMERICANS BEING MORE VIGILANT BY WATCHING THINGS AROUND THEM AND BEING...
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| 00:11:51 |
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COUNTRY, AS WELL, WHERE IF SOMEBODY ACTED A LITTLE STRANGE, THEY WERE REPORTED TO THE F.B.I., EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING WRONG, EITHER....
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| 00:12:53 |
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WITH RESPECT TO WHAT HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 11. ONE, THE SITUATION WITH THE C.I.A. AND INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REALLY DROPPING THE BALL. BEING THAT IN EUROPE...
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| 00:13:08 |
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AND WHO IS GOING TO BE IN THE FOREFRONT AS FAR AS TRYING TO FIND ANY ISSUES WITH OUR FOOD SUPPLY? >> THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. THE TRUE ANSWER IS...
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| 00:13:38 |
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INVOLVED. WITH RESPECT TO IMPORTS OF ANIMALS AND FEED AND WITH RESPECT TO PRODUCTION HERE, THE F.D.A. IS INVOLVED. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IS...
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| 00:14:28 |
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SAFETY? >> I THINK WITH RESPECT TO LARGE PROCESSING FACILITIES WHERE YOU HAVE THOUSANDS OF WORKERS, YOU PROBABLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEBODY TO...
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| 00:14:49 |
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OR GROWN AROUND WHERE THEY LIVED. YOU KNOW, WHEN I SAY THE OLD DAYS, PRIOR TO THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FOR THE MOST PART. NOW MUCH, IF NOT MOST OF THE...
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| 00:15:57 |
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AS FAR AS PROTECTION TOWARDS THOSE AREAS IN THE COUNTRY? >> WELL, TO DATE, FRANKLY, WE HAVE NOT HAD A LOT OF PROTECTION OF FARM ANIMALS, PER SE. AND...
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| 00:16:25 |
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I'D HAVE TO THINK THAT THROUGH. BUT I DO THINK THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO, ASKS THE PUN, BEEF UP OUR SECURITY AT MAJOR FOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES,...
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| 00:17:08 |
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AT THE AGENCY WEBSITE THERE ARE WEEKLY RECALLS OF MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF MEAT ANYWAY. >> MOST THINGS NUTRITIONISTS WOULD TELL YOU IS A...
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| 00:17:45 |
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MEAT AND ORGANIC FOOD IS MORE POPULAR. I BELIEVE TO EACH HIS OWN. IF PEOPLE WANT TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD, IT'S THEIR CHOICE. I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT...
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| 00:18:56 |
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SUPPLY AND FOOD SUPPLY -- WHAT IS YOUR COMMENT ON THAT? >> I AGREE. I'M GOING TO REPEAT. I THINK WE HAVE THE SAFEST FOOD SUPPLY IN THE WORLD. BUT...
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| 00:19:21 |
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AND WE HAVE A DISJOINTED SYSTEM WITH MANY FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES INVOLVED. WE ACTUALLY DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB GIVEN THE COMPLICATED NATURE OF THE...
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| 00:20:14 |
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ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN IT. I'VE SPOKEN WITH SECRETARY VENEMAN
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| 00:20:19 |
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AND OTHERS TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE.
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| 00:20:22 |
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BUT IT'S TAKEN ON A HIGHER
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| 00:20:24 |
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PRIORITY SINCE THE ISSUES ON SEPTEMBER 11. FOR EXAMPLE, THE AREA OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE WHICH GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION BECAUSE OF THE THREAT TO THE...
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| 00:21:22 |
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MEANS CANNED GOODS AND EVEN SLICED TURKEY AT THE
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| 00:21:28 |
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DELI. THIS CREATES OBESE PEOPLE AND DIABETES AND DIABETES UNDERLIES THE MAJOR PORTION OF OUR HEALTHCARE COSTS IN THIS COUNTRY. HEART DISEASE, PROBLEMS...
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| 00:22:26 |
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FOODS AND THEY CAN DEMAND THAT FOODS BE A CERTAIN TYPE TO MEET THEIR TASTES. AMERICANS HAVE LONGER LIFE EXPECTANCIES TODAY THAN WE EVER HAVE BEFORE....
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| 00:23:23 |
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DON'T YOU THINK IF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WOULD
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| 00:23:25 |
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CARE MORE ABOUT THE AMERICAN FARMER WE COULD JUST USE THE STUFF GROWN HERE AND KEEP A BETTER LOOK AFTER THE STUFF IN CASE SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN. >>...
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| 00:23:55 |
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WITH THAT FOR A LONG TIME.
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| 00:23:57 |
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WE EXPORT A HECK OF A LOT
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| 00:23:59 |
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OF FOOD OURSELVES -- A HUGE AMOUNT OF BEEF, ROW CROPS, FRESH FRUITS
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| 00:24:04 |
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AND VEGETABLES. SO YOU CAN'T
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| 00:24:06 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
RESTRICT IMPORTS JUST TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT, AND NOT RESTRICT EXPORTS SLRX. AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE US DOING THAT. I DO THINK, HOWEVER, WE NEED MUCH...
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| 00:24:50 |
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WAS BACK IN THE
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| 00:24:52 |
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1940'S. WELL, ACTUALLY, IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, YOU'RE STILL ABLE TO BUY MEAT, MILK, EGGS, DIRECTLY FROM THE FARMS. >> WELL, ACTUALLY, MAYBE THIS A TREND...
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| 00:25:26 |
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SAFE. IT'S LIKE, I'M NOW A RETIRED PUBLIC SERVANT, SO I DON'T HAVE TO MINCE MY WORDS QUITE AS MUCH AS I USED TO. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE HAVE...
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| 00:26:32 |
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PROTECTING AMERICA'S FOOD SUPPLY. AND I DON'T THINK THAT THE COMPANIES NEED TO HIRE SECURITY SO MUCH AS THEY
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| 00:26:37 |
Caller, -
DO THE AMERICAN WORKER NEEDS TO WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HIM. HE NEEDS TO REPORT ANYTHING THAT HE SEES GOING WRONG, SOMEBODY DOING SOMETHING OR...
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| 00:27:38 |
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AND I REALIZE PEOPLE WERE MORE AWARE OF WHAT THE PILOTS ARE
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| 00:27:42 |
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DOING. IT'S A LOT
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| 00:27:48 |
Caller, -
OF MOVEMENT PEOPLE CAN DO FLYING FROM PLACE TO PLACE. I REALIZE THAT THE PILOTS ARE CONSTANTLY TALKING TO PLANES GOING BY IN
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| 00:27:56 |
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BASES
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| 00:27:57 |
Caller, -
AS THEY PASS STATE BY STATE. IF SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE LISTENED FROM THE BEGINNING AS THE PLANES TOOK OFF, THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ON...
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| 00:28:32 |
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THIS KIND OF ACTION LIKE WE SEE IN THE REST OF THE WORLD. AND THAT HAS CLEARLY -- I'M NOT SURE WE'VE TOTALLY RECONCILED WHAT IT ALL MEANS. BUT IT CLEARLY...
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| 00:28:43 |
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US TO BE MORE UNIFIED AS A NATION, WHICH IS A POSITIVE THING -- LESS DIVISIVE AND MORE SECURITY CONSCIOUS AND MORE REALISTIC ABOUT WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO...
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| 00:29:25 |
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ANSWER IT, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
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| 00:29:29 |
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INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION. >> BUT ON THIS ISSUE OF FOOD SUPPLY? >> IT'S CERTAINLY POTENTIALLY THERE. WE'VE MANAGED TO AVOID IT FOR MANY YEARS, LIKE WE'VE...
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| 00:29:43 |
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TERRORIST OR LUNA TICK COULD
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.