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| Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander and William Marshal give President Bush a tour of the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Md. |
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President George W. Bush’s administration continues to receive criticism in and out of the country for its anti-terrorist tactics.
Thousands of Pakistanis protested a recent American air strike by shouting, “Long live Osama Bin Laden!” and “Death to America!”
Maulana Mohammed, a lawmaker in the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Party, who helped to organize the protest, called America the biggest terrorist in the world. “America bombed innocent people in their homes,” he said.
Despite the opposing viewpoints, Bush claims his remembrance of the Sept. 11 tragedy continues to motivate him to take the offense in the war on terror.
“I knew right after Sept. 11, the attack would begin to fade from people’s memories,” Bush said. “I want to assure you and our fellow Americans I’m not going to put it in the past … for me, it’s not an isolated incident. I understand there’s still an enemy who lurks out there.”
In regard to the recently discovered wiretapping program Bush’s administration is championing, Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., said the president needs congressional approval to establish such programs.
“If the president needs more powers to protect the American people from terrorism,” Kennedy said, “he should come to Congress to modify current laws, not act arrogantly and unilaterally.”
During an address at Kansas State University, Bush promoted the surveillance program by stating that intelligence agencies are able to lighten up “the dark corners of the world where these people hide.”
