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Change in U.S. President May Spur Terror Plot, Chertoff Says
bloomberg.com - 10/22/2008
Change in U.S. President May Spur Terror Plot, Chertoff Says
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Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Terrorists may see the change to a new U.S. president over the next six months as a prime chance to attack, no matter who wins the White House, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said. ``Any period of transition creates a greater vulnerability, meaning there's ...
National Security Experts Agree: Biden Was Right; Enemies Likely To ‘Test’ Next President
thinkprogress.org - 10/28/2008
National Security Experts Agree: Biden Was Right; Enemies Likely To ‘Test’ Next President
— thinkprogress.org — Recently, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) said that if Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is elected, there will be... “an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.” He followed up his comment by saying that Obama will rise to ... (more) National Security Experts Agree: Biden Was Right; ...

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news.yahoo.com - 10/21/2008
Chertoff Says Change in Presidency Fuels Terror `Vulnerability' - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said the U.S. may be vulnerable to a... terrorist attack during the next six months, with violent groups more likely to try to take advantage of a new president and administration.  ... (more) Chertoff Says Change in Presidency Fuels Terror ...

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Chertoff Agrees with White House Agrees With Lieberman Agrees With Biden
democracyarsenal.org — Add DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff to the mix: Terrorists may see the change to a new U.S. president over the next six months as a prime chance to attack, no matter who wins the White House, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said.            ``Any period of transition creates a greater vulnerability, meaning there's more likelihood of distraction,'' Chertoff said in an interview yesterday. ``You have to be concerned it will create an operational opportunity for terrorists.''            The risk is the same whether Democrat Barack ...

Obama Dismisses Biden Comments on Being "Tested" as "Rhetorical Flourishes"
Political Punch — Previous | Main Obama Dismisses Biden Comments on Being "Tested" as "Rhetorical Flourishes" October 22, 2008 12:40 PM RICHMOND, VA -- Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., today dismissed comments by his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., that as a young, inexperienced president he would be tested as "rhetorical flourishes." At a Seattle, Wash., fundraiser Sunday, Biden said ,"Mark my words, it will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America...Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, ...

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