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Secretary Napolitano: Fighting Terrorism

From the newsstand on FederalNewsRadio.com: “The U.S. government needs to do more to educate and engage the public, so that everyday Americans can be part...

Federal News Network Staff

July 30, 2009 3:28 pm

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From the newsstand on FederalNewsRadio.com: “The U.S. government needs to do more to educate and engage the public, so that everyday Americans can be part of a multi-layered strategy to prevent terrorism, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.

“‘For too long, we’ve treated the public as a liability to be protected rather than asset in our nation’s collective security,” Napolitano said Wednesday during a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations. ‘This approach, unfortunately, has allowed confusion, anxiety and fear to linger.'”

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