Wednesday
May192010
Bombing Attempts Show Need To Enhance Threat Detection, Says 9/11 Commission Chair
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Former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean (R) and former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-Ind.), the chairmen of the 9/11 Commission, testified before the House Homeland Security Committee to discuss the challenge of evolving terrorist threats and the need to re-frame the nation’s watchlist.
“I think the Christmas Day bomber, and perhaps the Times Square bomber, did us a huge favor. It got us to look again at the watchlist and the problems with it,” Kean said. (0:20)
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“I think the Christmas Day bomber, and perhaps the Times Square bomber, did us a huge favor. It got us to look again at the watchlist and the problems with it,” Kean said. (0:20)
Listen