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And We Ask The American People To Play An Important Part Of Our Layered Defense. We Ask For Cooperation, Patience And A Commitment To Vigilance In The Face Of A Determined Enemy.

It Is Fair To Say There Are Individuals In The United States Who Ascribe To Al-qaeda-type Beliefs.

It Would Be Unwise To Say The Least, Irresponsible Of Us At The Tsa, At The Homeland Security Department Not To Evolve Our Technology To Match The Changing Threat Environment That We Inhabit.

Well, You Know, The Violence Is Mostly In Mexico Itself, At Least The Violence That People Are Worried About. And So We Want To Make Sure That Violence Does Not Spill Over Into Our Communities That Are Along The Border.

We Are On The Lookout For Criminal And Terrorist Activity But We Do Not Nor Will We Ever Monitor Ideology Or Political Beliefs. We Take Seriously Our Responsibility To Protect Civil Rights And Liberties Of The American People, Including Subjecting Our Activities To Rigorous Oversight From Numerous Internal And External Sources.