Combating Terrorism: The 9/11 Commission Recommendations and the National Strategies : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, September 22, 2004

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Page 9 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I look forward to hearing the testimony of the witnesses.
Page 23 - the bottom has fallen out of support for America in most of the Muslim world. Negative views of the US among Muslims, which had been largely limited to countries in the Middle East, have spread. . . . Since last summer, favorable ratings for the US have fallen from 61% to 15% in Indonesia and from 71% to 38% among Muslims in Nigeria.
Page 60 - Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (Gilmore Commission.
Page 78 - Prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; • Reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism; and • Minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur.
Page 35 - National Security Strategy of the United States and the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism and the National Strategy for Combating Homeland Security are integrated?
Page 2 - Su, minority professional staff member; and Jean Gosa, minority assistant clerk. Mr. SHAYS. A quorum being present, the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations hearing entitled, "Effective Strategies Against Terrorism,
Page 17 - Homeland security assistance should be based strictly on an assessment of risks and vulnerabilities. Now, in 2004, Washington, DC, and New York City are certainly at the top of any such list. We understand the contention that every state and city needs to have some minimum infrastructure for emergency response.
Page 23 - Without such plans neither the public nor Congress can be assured we are identifying the highest priority dangers and 26 allocating resources to the most effective security measures.
Page 21 - We call upon Congress and the Administration to display the same spirit of bipartisanship as we collectively seek to make our country and all Americans safer and more secure.
Page 60 - ... government can condone or support and all must oppose; • supporting moderate and modern government, especially in the Muslim world, to ensure that the conditions and ideologies that promote terrorism do not find fertile ground in any nation; • diminishing the underlying conditions that spawn terrorism by enlisting the international community to focus its efforts and resources on areas most at risk...

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