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Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:35:52 +0000

[...] how similar the themes and emphasis are — particularly when it comes to the public — to another book by a former DHS Secretary that was released Tuesday, Michael Chertoff’s Homeland Security The First Five Years. Chertoff also devotes a good deal [...]

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Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:54:11 +0000

[...] As excerpts from a new book from Chertoff’s predecessor Tom Ridge had been released just a few minutes before our interview indicating thatÂ politics may have been a part of terror color alerts decisionmaking, I first asked Chertoff whether he had ever felt any political pressure. He said he “never” had. [...]

By: Richard Cooper

Richard Cooper — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:34:46 +0000

Both books could not occur at a better time. With National Preparedness Month in September, the 9/11 Anniversary, etc. it’s healthy for America to be talking about this stuff and I look forward to the vibrant debate and discussion. I just wish I was a s lucky as you John to get an advance copy of the book!

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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:16:56 +0000

[...] This Blog Gets â€˜Exclusive Interviewâ€™ Yesterday With Former DHS Secretary Whose New Book Is Comin… There is another former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary with a book coming out on September 1st. [...]

Comments on: This Blog Gets ‘Exclusive Interview’ With Former DHS Secretary Whose New Book Is Coming Out September 1st — Chertoff (Yes, Chertoff) Says He Was Not Pressured On Terror Alerts

By: In New Book, Ridge Points Out Public’s “Homeland Helplessness”; Outlines Citizen Communications Goals He Hoped To Achieve — Which May Well Be Taken Up By Napolitano; Shares “Complacency” Concerns Expressed By Chertoff I

By: In Interview, Chertoff Recommends Condensing Color Alerts (â€œBecause Weâ€™re Not Going To Get Below Yellowâ€); Suggests School Preparedness Course (Incl. First Aid, CPR, Mechanics, Firearms Training); Acknowledges He “Would Have Liked To Have Done

By: Richard Cooper

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By: In Interview, Chertoff Recommends Condensing Color Alerts (â€œBecause Weâ€™re Not Going To Get Below Yellowâ€); Suggests School Preparedness Course (Incl. First Aid, CPR, Mechanics, Firearms Training); Acknowledges He “Would Have Liked To Have Done