Tom Ridge Quotes


49 quotes:

"Today we announce the Homeland Security Advisory system,"
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Security Quotes
"And they are constantly evaluating procedures, both in the United States and elsewhere, to find gaps in our security posture that could be exploited."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Security Quotes
"for homeland security to be effective."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Security Quotes
"I'm confident that the terrorists are aware that from the curb to the cockpit we've got additional security measures that didn't exist a couple of years ago."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Security Quotes
"an idea on paper to a reality in large part."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Reality Quotes
"Our goal is to deter any potential attack with multiple layers of security and, based on what I have seen and heard, I can tell you that the security plans and arrangements and commitment of federal, state and local officials is very, very strong,"
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Potential Quotes
"Biometrics not only accurately identifies and cross-checks travelers and potential terrorists before they enter our countries, but they also provide increased travel document security and important personal identity protections."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Potential Quotes
"While there are no indications that terrorists are planning similar attacks in the United States in the near term, we have asked train and rail operators in the country to be on a heightened state of alert,"
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Planning Quotes
"It was serious enough from our perspective ... a credible enough theory that at least we ought to tell folks we are mindful of it and that you ought to be mindful of it out there as well,"
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Perspective Quotes
"When our incident management team and our coordination center was notified (of the explosion), within in a very short period of time ... we knew what was going on at the local (and) state level, ... We engaged immediately in conversations with the Coast Guard, the EPA, the Health and Human Services."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Management Quotes
"Liberty is the most precious gift we offer our citizens."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Liberty Quotes
"Yeah, we weren't certain, ... Still, in the context of everything else (intelligence chatter and a terror attack in Saudi Arabia), we could not set it aside and dismiss it as not credible."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Intelligence And Intellectuals Quotes
"More often than not we were the least inclined to raise it. Sometimes we disagreed with the intelligence assessment. Sometimes we thought even if the intelligence was good, you don't necessarily put the country on alert, There were times when the White House was really aggressive about raising it, and we said, 'For that?' We often lost the argument."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Intelligence And Intellectuals Quotes
"to date, there is no specific intelligence that tells us or indicates to us that the convention itself would be subject to an attack."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Intelligence And Intellectuals Quotes
"Anybody that's spent any time combating terrorists ... will tell you that being old doesn't necessarily mean being irrelevant, ... Good intelligence can be appropriate, no matter how old it is."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Intelligence And Intellectuals Quotes
"are the result of offensive intelligence and military operations overseas, as well as strong partnerships with our allies around the world, such as Pakistan."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Intelligence And Intellectuals Quotes
"compared to previous threat reporting, these intelligence reports have provided a level of detail that is very specific."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Intelligence And Intellectuals Quotes
"The quality of this intelligence, based on multiple reporting streams in multiple locations, is rarely seen and is alarming in both the amount and specificity of the information,"
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Intelligence And Intellectuals Quotes
"The intelligence that we've received over the past several weeks is ... a series of general non-specific threats against the United States."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Intelligence And Intellectuals Quotes
"there was specific information regarding those flights."
Author: Ridge Quotes Category: Information Quotes

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