mr. ashcroft was at the cent over much after thoove activetism he became attorney general of -- in 2001, i believe in february of 2001. those of us who knew him realized that at the time he was enjoying that office immensely for seven months. and then the united states was attacked in september of 2001. he's going to address, i'm sure, many of the issues he had to deal with in those days in the context of looking at the development of those issues constitutionally but i'll say, when i'm asked today, and i do get asked this a lot because i do a lot in the area of anti-terror, when i asked why the united states has not been successfully attacked again since september of 2001, i usually offer as the two top are reasons, the vigorous activity of our armed forces and intelligence services in taking the battle to them, and attacking them in their safe havens, and then the second reason, the vigorous, decisive, and wise leadership of john ashcroft in quickly adapting the department of justice to the needs of the war against terror. it remains only for me to say i had the opportunity to work per

mr. ashcroft was at the cent over much after thoove activetism he became attorney general of -- in 2001, i believe in february of 2001. those of us who knew him realized that at the time he was enjoying that office immensely for seven months. and then the united states was attacked in september of 2001. he's going to address, i'm sure, many of the issues he had to deal with in those days in the context of looking at the development of those issues constitutionally but i'll say, when'm asked today, and i do get asked this a lot because i do a lot in the areaf anti-terror, when i asked why the unitedtates has noteen successfully attacked again nce september of 2001, i usually offer as the two top are reasons, the vigorous activity of our armed forces and intligence services in taking the battle to them, and attacking them in their safe havensand then the second reason, the vigorous, decisive, and wise leadership of jn ashcroft in quickly adapting the department of justice to the needs of the war against terror. it remains only for me to say i had the opportunity to work personally with mr.