Doug Bereuter: “this Member calls to his colleagues' attention the exceptionally perceptive editorials of Nebraska's two metropolitan…”

“this Member calls to his colleagues' attention the exceptionally perceptive editorials of Nebraska's two metropolitan newspapers--the Lincoln Journal Star and the Omaha World- Herald. The editorial advice of the former newspaper that ``now is the time for Americans to unite, to draw together'' is certainly evident in abundance in Nebraska today, and throughout this Nation. All of us in Congress and in other national leadership need to consider, and lead by our example and our actions in the Congress, the advice of the Omaha paper that while ``this is a time for anger, to be sure, and grief and compassion toward those whose family and friends are among the victims. But it's also a time for a clear-eyed assessment of what Americans can do to make our society less vulnerable to this kind of warfare.'' Attacks Mark Bloody End to Complacency Life in America will be forever altered by the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. Life will change because Americans not only will accommodate it, they will welcome it. Aren't you willing this morning to tolerate ultra-strict precautions the next time you board an airline? A message was driven home in the thunder of exploding airplanes and collapsing skyscrapers. The greatest threat to American security may be from shadowy forces using guile, deception and stealth--not from recognizable foes wielding batteries of missiles and the recognizable implements of war.”