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On the recordJuly 22, 2004
Although we know not the time and the place and the method, credible reports indicate that al Qaeda is moving forward with its plans to carry out a large-scale attack against the United States.
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Thomas J. Ridge
Pennsylvania

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Tom Ridge discusses credible reports of an impending al Qaeda attack on the United States.

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