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Kean, Thomas H. - Co-Chair
IS VERY SPECIAL OCCASION, BY THE WAY FOR US. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME SO MANY OF US FROM THE COMMISSION HAVE BEEN TOGETHER AND WE ESTABLISHED...
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| 00:11:41 |
Hamilton, Lee H. - Member
EVERY SINGLE DECISION JOINTLY. I HAD COME OUT OF THE CONGRESS. WHERE THE CHAIRMAN HAS ALL THE POWER AND THE RANKING MEMBER HAS NONE OF THE POWER. BUT...
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| 00:20:17 |
Compton, Ann - Chief Correspondent
CHAIRMAN. >> THESE PANEL MEMBERS ARE WELL KNOWN TO MOST OF YOU, STARTING CLOSEST TO THE PODIUM, FRED FIELDING WHOM I'VE KNOWN FOR 30 YEARS AS A PRESIDENTIAL...
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| 00:22:51 |
Fielding, Fred F. - Commissioner
FRED? >> LISTENING TO OUR CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR, I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THE MOST FRUSTRATING RECOMMENDATION THAT WE MADE WAS ONE WE FLEW WAS GOING...
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| 00:24:12 |
Gorton, Slade Thomas III - Commissioner
SENATOR GORDON? >> FIRST, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE POSITIVE. AS THE CHAIRMAN DID AT THE BEGINNING. IT'S NOW BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE 9/11. THERE'S BEEN...
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| 00:25:06 |
Lehman, John F. Jr. - Commissioner
LAYMAN? >> I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE BOTH THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE IS MUCH TO BE PROUD OF AS AMERICANS. TO SEE HOW MANY...
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| 00:27:25 |
Roemer, Tim - Commissioner
AMBASSADOR ROMER. >> I'M AN EXUBERANT OPTIMIST. I COME BACK HOME TO AMERICA AFTER SERVING OUR COUNTRY OVERSEAS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND I'M VERY...
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| 00:29:29 |
Thompson, James R. - Commissioner, Illinois
OF PAKISTAN. >> GOVERNOR THOMPSON? >> I'M AN ETERNAL OPTIMIST TOO AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT I AGREE WITH EVERY SINGLE WORD SAID SO FAR BUT MY FELLOW...
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| 00:32:36 |
Gorton, Slade Thomas III - Commissioner
YES. IT CERTAINLY WAS. AND I CHOOSE THE SECOND DOOR THAT JIM HAS JUST COME UP WITH. ACTUALLY, THERE'S A DISPUTE GOING ON IN CONGRESS RIGHT NOW ABOUT...
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| 00:33:49 |
Compton, Ann - Chief Correspondent
HOOIRNG IRENE. I WAS DOWN IN NAGS HEAD AS THE STORM CAME ASHORE AND I WAS IMPRESSED WITH ALL THE LOCAL PEOPLE I TALKED TO DURING THE DAYS WE WERE DOWN...
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| 00:34:28 |
Kean, Thomas H. - Co-Chair
DISASTERS THAT CAN CONFRONT. >> THAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF UNITY OF COMMAND. WHEN A DISASTER STRIKES, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT SOMEBODY'S IN CHARGE....
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| 00:35:41 |
Lehman, John F. Jr. - Commissioner
THE WAY THE 9/11 COMMISSION WAS CORRECTED AND CARRIED OUT ITS DUTIES. THE BOOK THAT WE PRODUCED REALLY EDUCATED A BROAD SWATH, THEY'VE ALL READ IT AND...
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| 00:36:41 |
Roemer, Tim - Commissioner
AMBASSADOR? >> ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS, ANNE, ABOUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IS WE RECALL, I THINK, EACH ONE OF US, HEARING STORIES ABOUT HOW THE PENTAGON...
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| 00:37:53 |
Thompson, James R. - Commissioner, Illinois
THINGS WE CAN GIVE BACK. >> I NEED TO PUT AN ADDENDUM ON SOMETHING JOHN SAID ABOUT NEW YORK CITY AND THE DECENTRALIZATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. NEW...
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| 00:39:22 |
Fielding, Fred F. - Commissioner
FRED? >> LET ME JOIN THE OPTIMIST SIDE FOR A SECOND. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED OUR REVIEW OF FACTS AND WHAT HAD HAPPENED, IT YOU WANT JUST COMMUNICATIONS...
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| 00:39:50 |
Compton, Ann - Chief Correspondent
THE COMMUNICATION'S PROBLEM SOLVED. >> I WANTED TO MOVE ALL THIS TO THE DYSFUNCTION IN CONGRESS THAT YOU DESCRIBE. AND THE IDEA THAT THE WHITE HOUSE...
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| 00:40:34 |
Roemer, Tim - Commissioner
OUR REPORT CARD, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. >> WHAT WILL IT TAKE? WHAT DYNAMITE CAN YOU PUT UNDER THEIR CHAIRS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN? >> THE FUSE IS LIT....
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| 00:41:53 |
Thompson, James R. - Commissioner, Illinois
HERE'S THE PROBLEM. WE'VE LOST AS A PART OF THE CONGRESSIONAL CULTURE, THE POWERFUL LEADER. A POWERFUL SPEAKER. A POWERFUL MAJORITY LEADER. AND WE HAVE...
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| 00:43:21 |
Gorton, Slade Thomas III - Commissioner
BUT YOU INTRODUCED ME, ANNE, AS A DISSATISFIED MEMBER OF THE FORMER SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE. I WAS ON IT A COUPLE YEARS INCLUDING THE FIRST GULF...
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| 00:44:35 |
Fielding, Fred F. - Commissioner
FROM THE INSIDE OF THE OVAL OFFICE. >> I'LL USE THE PHRASE -- WHAT'S THE BOMB THAT NEEDS TO BE LIT? THE BOMB IS LIT, AS FAR AS CONGRESS GOES BECAUSE...
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| 00:45:01 |
Lehman, John F. Jr. - Commissioner
BECAUSE THE UNDERLYING CAUSE IS CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM. IT WAS '74 ACT. WHAT THE 74 ACT DID, BY LIMITING THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS HAS MADE EVERY...
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| 00:46:12 |
Roemer, Tim - Commissioner
FINANCED. >> BUT I WOULD COME BACK TO THE POINT THAT JIM MADE AND SAY THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO COME FROM SUPERCOMMITTEES OR COMMITTEES OR EVEN THE GOOD...
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| 00:47:03 |
Compton, Ann - Chief Correspondent
EFFECTIVE WAY. >> I WANT TO SHIFT GEARS FOR A MOMENT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING THIS UP TO QUESTIONS FROM ALL OF YOU. THE ISSUE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES...
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| 00:47:51 |
Hamilton, Lee H. - Member
IS WHAT CAN BE DONE. FIRST, WE MUST PUT INTO FUNCTIONING REALITY, THE COMMISSION. IT'S A PUZZLE TO ME WHY THAT HADN'T BEEN DONE. I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND...
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| 00:51:18 |
Thompson, James R. - Commissioner, Illinois
IS WASTING HIS TIME, ASK BILL CLINTON. BUT IF YOU WERE TO GO AND TAKE A POLL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THE PLIGHT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES WOULD BE WAY...
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| 00:52:48 |
Fielding, Fred F. - Commissioner
WORLD. >> JUST TO FILL US ALL IN ABOUT THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES BOARD, PRESIDENT BUSH ESTABLISHED SUCH A BOARD BY EXECUTIVE ORDER. IT WAS...
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| 00:54:32 |
Lehman, John F. Jr. - Commissioner
REASON FOR IT IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE MADE VIRTUALLY IGNORED, THAT THIS IS VULNERABILITY WE FOUND IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE DESPERATELY ...
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| 00:56:00 |
Gorton, Slade Thomas III - Commissioner
EMPHASIZE AND AGREE WITH WHAT JOHN HAS SAID. THE ENTIRE APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMATION PROCESS IS BROKEN DOWN. THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF REALLY GOOD...
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| 00:57:00 |
Hamilton, Lee H. - Member
THIS CONFIRMATION PROCESS DIRECTLY, AND I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU AND JOHN HAVE SAID. I'D BE INTERESTED IN YOUR REACTION. I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT A PROPOSAL...
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| 00:57:35 |
Gorton, Slade Thomas III - Commissioner
WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, IT WOULD BE A VERY HARD BILL TO GET THROUGH THE SENATE. HOWEVER, THIS REALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CUSHION, BUT...
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| 00:58:53 |
Roemer, Tim - Commissioner
TO CIVIL LIBERTY, I AGREE WITH JICHL. JOBS AND THE ECONOMY WILL DOMINATE ANY PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. BUT WHEN YOU START TO THINK...
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| 01:00:08 |
Compton, Ann - Chief Correspondent
TOP 20. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING REALLY SCARY, CYBER-TERRORISM. NOW, I MEAN, NO LONGER SCI-FI, SPACE, "STAR WARS," ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS...
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| 01:00:52 |
Hamilton, Lee H. - Member
POSSIBILITY OF A CYBER-ATTACK HAS BEEN PRETTY WELL-KNOWN FOR A GOOD LONG TIME. AFTER POSTPONING THE DEBATE AND POLICY QUESTIONS FOR SOME TIME,...
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| 01:02:51 |
Lehman, John F. Jr. - Commissioner
DIFFERENT APPROACHES COORDINATED BY THE PLA. YOU LOOK AT THE WAY WE ARE STARTING TO RESPOND, WHICH IS TO CREATE A BIG PONDEROUS BUREAUCRACY WITH GS 7S,...
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| 01:04:06 |
Q&A, -
THANK YOU. DOYLE McMANUS FROM THE "LAS ANGELES TIMES." I DON'T KNOW WHO TO ADDRESS THIS TO, PROBABLY ALL OF YOU. I'D LIKE THE PANEL TO EXPAND ON ...
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| 01:05:00 |
Hamilton, Lee H. - Member
STEPS THAT HAD TO BE TAKEN TO IMPROVE OUR SECURITY, WE DID THEM, WE DIDN'T ASK TOO MUCH ABOUT THE COSTS. LOOK AT THE EXPLOSION IN THE INTELLIGENCE...
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| 01:07:14 |
Thompson, James R. - Commissioner, Illinois
CITIZENS SECURE. BECAUSE IF THEY CAN'T DO THAT, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE, WHETHER IT'S EDUCATION OR SOCIAL PROGRAMS YOU NAME IT, SECURITY COMES...
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| 01:08:35 |
Hamilton, Lee H. - Member
BLAME FOR IT. SO YOU WILL TAKE EVERY POSSIBLE STEP TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THAT'S VERY DESIRABLE STATE IN A PRESIDENT OR POLITICIAN. EXCUSE...
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| 01:09:03 |
Gorton, Slade Thomas III - Commissioner
AT LEAST THE QUALITY OF INTELLIGENCE WE HAVE NOW AT A MODESTLY REDUCED COST. I DON'T THINK WE COULD CUT IT IN HAVE BUT IMPROVE ITS EFFICIENCY. >> I...
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| 01:09:49 |
Lehman, John F. Jr. - Commissioner
MONTHS AGO, THE PENTAGON PUT OUT THE LATEST REPORT. THE STAFF AND BUREAUCRACY OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FORGET THE SERVICE, 750,000 PEOPLE. DURING THE...
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| 01:11:02 |
Roemer, Tim - Commissioner
SYSTEM. CAN WE SAVE MONEY? ABSOLUTELY YES. ONE WAY IS WE COME BACK TO CONGRESSIONAL REFORM. MANY OF US TALKED ABOUT THE NEED OF CONGRESSIONAL REFORM...
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| 01:14:51 |
Hamilton, Lee H. - Member
PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY LEGALLY WHO HAVE BECOME RADICALIZED. THIS MAKES THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY FUNCTION MUCH MUCH MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE...
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| 01:17:18 |
Thompson, James R. - Commissioner, Illinois
OR PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY LAWFULLY IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. AND THEN WHEN YOU OVERLAY RELIGION ON THE TOP OF IT, AND ALL THE STRICTURES THAT PUTS ON...
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| 01:18:26 |
Kean, Thomas H. - Co-Chair
IT TAKES FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, SOMEBODY FIRST GETS ATTRACTED OVER THE INTERNET TALKING THAT KIND OF A DOCTRINE, THEY BECOME MORE AND MORE INTRIGUED WITH...
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| 01:19:50 |
Roemer, Tim - Commissioner
OR CELL IN THE UNITED STATES THAT IS UNDETECTED AND CAN PULL OFF A CATASTROPHIC EVENT HERE. NOW, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE HAD SOMETHING THAT ALMOST...
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| 01:21:29 |
Lehman, John F. Jr. - Commissioner
PREACHING A VERY AUSTERE PURITAN CALL AND ISLAMIST POINT OF VIEW. 80% OF THE MOSQUES AND MUSLIM SCHOOLS IN THIS COUNTRY GET MOST OF THEIR FUNDING...
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| 01:24:33 |
Hamilton, Lee H. - Member
ATTACKS FOR INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE, SUCH AS THE FELLOW WHO TRIED TO PUT THE BOMB IN TIME SQUARE, SUCH AS THE FELLOW WHO TRIED TO BLOW HIMSELF UP ON THE...
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| 01:25:20 |
Gorton, Slade Thomas III - Commissioner
IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT ANYTHING REMOTELY LIKE 9/11 TOGETHER SO THE DAMAGE THEY'RE DOING IS IN THEIR IMMEDIATE...
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| 01:26:05 |
Roemer, Tim - Commissioner
AND AFGHANISTAN AND YEMEN AND AFRICA AND HAVE GLOBAL INTENTIONS. THEY KEEP THOSE GLOBAL INTENTIONS. WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYE ON EVEN A DEGRADED -- AN...
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| 01:27:12 |
Hamilton, Lee H. - Member
FORCES AND ALL THE REST. YOU TRY TO KNOCK THEM OUT OF THE BUSINESS. THE SECOND IS THAT YOU DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO PREVENT RADICALIZATION. THAT'S --...
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| 01:28:40 |
Thompson, James R. - Commissioner, Illinois
YORK CAN BE MUCH SAFER, WE ASSUME, THAN THE SUBWAY SYSTEMS OF CHICAGO OR OTHER LARGE CITIES WHO DON'T HAVE THE ADVANTAGE THAT NEW YORK HAS IN TERMS...
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| 01:29:47 |
Hamilton, Lee H. - Member
HANDLED, DOWN TO WHERE WE EMFA SIGNED THE EARLY PART OF OUR PROGRAM, WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO DO. COMMUNICATIONS AND UNITY AND COMMAND THAT COULD...
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| 01:31:52 |
Kean, Thomas H. - Co-Chair
OTHER WAYS TO DO IT. DOESN'T HAVE TO COST A LOT OF FEDERAL MONEY. THAT'S THE WAY WE HOPE TO MOVE, IF THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE FEDERALLY FUNDED, MOVE...
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| 01:32:27 |
Hamilton, Lee H. - Member
COMMITTEE KNOCKS EVERYTHING ELSE OFF THE CALENDAR OR THE DEBT CEILING DEBATE KNOCKS EVERYTHING OFF THE CALENDAR. IF YOU GOVERN BY CRISIS LIKE THAT,...
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| 01:34:51 |
Roemer, Tim - Commissioner
WITH THE 41 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE PUT ON THE TABLE IN 2004, MANY OF THOSE HAVE BEEN ENACTED, IMPLEMENTED, EXECUTED, AND OUR COUNTRY TODAY IS MUCH SAFER....
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| 01:36:20 |
Kean, Thomas H. - Co-Chair
FOR THE WORK THE FAMILIES OF 9/11, THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS AND NUMBER DIDN'T WANT US TO EXIST. WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO A NUMBER OF THE...
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| 01:37:32 |
Hamilton, Lee H. - Member
YEARS AFTER 9/11, WE ARE NOT YET IN THE PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE THE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN TALK WITH ONE ANOTHER. TEN YEARS AFTER 9/11, WE ARE NOT...
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