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Obama, Barack - President
Good afternoon, everybody. I want to briefly update the American people on a credible terrorist threat against our country, and the actions that we're... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Last night and earlier today, our intelligence and law enforcement professionals, working with our friends and allies, identified two suspicious packages... |
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Obama, Barack - President
I was alerted to this threat last night by my top counterterrorism advisor, John Brennan. I directed the Department of Homeland Security and all our... |
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Obama, Barack - President
The Department of Homeland Security is also taking steps to enhance the safety of air travel, including additional cargo screening. We will continue... |
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Obama, Barack - President
I've also directed that we spare no effort in investigating the origins of these suspicious packages and their connection to any additional terrorist... |
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Obama, Barack - President
John Brennan, who you will be hearing from, spoke with President Saleh of Yemen today about the seriousness of this threat, and President Saleh pledged... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Going forward, we will continue to strengthen our cooperation with the Yemeni government to disrupt plotting by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and... |
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Obama, Barack - President
The events of the past 24 hours underscores the necessity of remaining vigilant against terrorism. As usual, our intelligence, law enforcement and... |
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Obama, Barack - President
As we obtain more information we will keep the public fully informed. But at this stage, the American people should know that the counterterrorism... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Thank you very much. |