Bush Hails Progress Against Terrorists [View All]

[Khephra]

(Hey, thebigidea? You were 100% right about what the Administration would say today.)

Bush Hails Progress Against Terrorists

WASHINGTON -- America is "breathing down" the necks of terrorists and will never relent, President Bush said Tuesday, marking the first anniversary of the Homeland Security Department.

In a speech to some 200 department employees, Bush said the United States was cutting off the terrorists' money supply, chasing down terrorists leaders and disrupting their networks. This came amid claims that while the administration is more aware of threats, it is not doing enough about them.

"We are relentless," Bush said, adding that two-thirds of the key leaders of the al-Qaida terrorist network have been captured or killed. "We are strong. We refuse to yield. The rest of them hear us breathing down their neck. We're after them. We will not relent. We will bring these killers to justice."

His speech came as an internal Justice Department investigation concluded that continuing delays in the integration of FBI fingerprint files with U.S. Border Patrol databases were leaving the country vulnerable to terrorists.

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