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ASHCROFT SPEAKS TO LOCAL CRIME-FIGHTERS
By CLEMENTE LISI
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October 2, 2002 -- U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, speaking to crime-fighters in New York, yesterday blasted critics who claim the government is eroding civil liberties, saying federal prosecutors should "not be timid" in fighting terrorism, because they are defending freedom. "We must use all lawful means to prevent terrorism," Ashcroft told a packed room of U.S. Attorneys at the Sheraton New York Hotel on West 52nd Street. "There are no second chances to prevent future Sept. 11 tragedies."

Ashcroft also said the government's anti-terror methods are working - neutralizing numerous threats and he applauded the capture of "20th hijacker" Zacarias Moussaoui, American-Taliban John Walker Lindh, shoe bomber Richard Reid and five men arrested near Buffalo last month with alleged ties to al Qaeda.

posted by A Curmudgeon 11:27 AM