Please be seated . One time I
reminded people when I was in Columbus that my grandfather was raised here, my
Dad 's dad -- my mother called me; she said, "Why didn't you tell them my
father was raised in Dayton? " (Laughter.
I want to thank you all for letting me come by the Ohio State Highway
Patrol Academy . She's a part of the citizen corps.) Go ahead, stand up. By advancing the
cause of liberty, we'll lay the foundations for peace for generations to come. A vital part of that effort is called the USA Patriot Act. Federal, state, and local
law enforcement have used the Patriot Act to break up terror cells in New York
and Oregon and Virginia and in Florida." That's a good name -- because letting that -- those provisions
expire would leave law enforcement in the dark. Thanks to the
Patriot Act, an Internet provider was able to provide the information quickly
and without fear of a lawsuit -- and the FBI arrested the man before he could
fulfill his -- fulfill his threat. Terrorists
are using every advantage of 21st century technology, and Congress needs to
ensure that our law enforcement can use that same advantage, as well. It's the nature of your job that many of your most important
achievements must remain secret.
My message to Congress is clear: The terrorist threats against us will not
expire at the end of the year, and neither should the protections of the
Patriot Act.

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Then put them in a box
and took 'em to the dumpster."); Giovanni Falcone's sister, Maria, who was privy to much
of her brother's strategy and key events in his life; and lesser-known law
officers with colorful and suspenseful inside stories, like Panessa and
Carmine Russo, who shadowed the Bonnano crime family. For more information ,
please visit http://www.

Sites related to the ethnic Italian/Sicilian organized criminal entity known as Mafia or Cosa Nostra.

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Since September the 11th, 2001, we have gone on the offensive against the
terrorists. We're
taking the fight to the terrorists abroad, so we don't have to face them here
at home. That was a wall. In the spring of 2003, the FBI confronted Faris, and
presented the case they had built against him.
It's common sense reform, and it's delivered results.
Cutthroat deals, gangland assassinations and secret rituals within the
infamous global mob are described by these insiders in intimate detail. and may
the best man win.

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Proud you're
here, Senator . Dianne has been a volunteer with the Whitehall Citizens Police Academy
Alumni Association for eight years. We're denying our enemies sanctuary, by making it clear that America
will not tolerate regimes that harbor or support terrorists. And we got more work to
do.
For several years, Iman Faris posed as a law-abiding resident of Columbus." You have proved that good teamwork is
critical in protecting America. Yet, before the Patriot Act, agents investigating
terrorists had to get a separate authorization for each phone they wanted to
tap.S. Jonathan
Hewes is executive in charge of production; Alex West is executive producer;
Charlie Smith is producer., the
National Geographic Channel is a joint venture between National Geographic
Television + Film (NGT+F) and Fox Cable Networks.

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We have a joint
responsibility. (Applause.)
As we wage the war on terror overseas, we'll remember where the war began
-- right here on American soil. Law enforcement officers stand between our people and great
dangers, and we're making sure you have the tools necessary to do your job. All 16 provisions are
practical, important, and they are constitutional."
Finding our enemies in the war on terror is tough enough --law enforcement
officers should not be denied vital information their own colleagues already
have. The Patriot Act corrected all these
pointless double standards -- and America is safer as a result..S.

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(Laughter. Paul McClellan; state and local officials; most of
all, people who wear the uniform -- I'm proud you're here. She represents thousands of people across
our country who are working hand in glove with their local law enforcement to
make the police stations work better . Love a neighbor just like
you'd like to be loved yourself, and you're making a big contribution to
America. We're stopping
the terrorists from achieving the ideological victories they seek by spreading
hope and freedom and reform across the broader Middle East. To hurt us, the terrorists have to be right only once. Some people call these "sunset
provisions.
After Faris returned to the United States, federal investigators used the
Patriot Act to follow his trail.
The agents and prosecutors who used the Patriot Act to put Faris behind
bars did superb work, and they know what a difference information-sharing
made.
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p.. and Italian authorities.
In 1957, a police raid on a Mafia summit in upstate New York revealed to
the nation evidence of "organized crime.

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It's great to be back in Columbus, Ohio.
The reason I bring up people like Dianne is, it's important for us to
always remember that the great strength of America lies in the hearts and
souls of our citizens .)
My most solemn duty as President is to protect the American people. The terrorists are patient and
determined. Before the Patriot Act, it was easier to get the credit card
receipts of a tax cheat than an al Qaeda bank-roller. And may God
continue to bless our nation. (Applause.M. Four programs -- Mafia? What Mafia?, Going Global, The Great
Betrayal and The Godfathers -- chronologically trace the growth of the U.
Fighting the Mafia are Giovanni Falcone, Italy's legendary prosecutor who
challenged the Mafia's power and paid the ultimate price; Pistone ("Donnie
Brasco") who still has a mob contract out on his life ("Once folks found out
about my cover, there was a contract on me," he says in the program. In the past few months, New York authorities indicted 32 people
after a two-and-half year "Donnie Brasco style" undercover sting, and 14
Chicago Mafia members were indicted in April, a move authorities claim shed
light on 18 previously unsolved murders dating back to 1970 .

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Remarks by President Bush on the Patriot Act

Get back to work. In this war, there's only one option -- and that option is victory. The Patriot Act helped tear down this wall, and now law enforcement and
intelligence officers are sharing information and working together, and
bringing terrorists to justice. In 2002, he met Khalid Shaykh Muhammad -- the
mastermind of the September the 11th attacks -- and he agreed to take part in
an al Qaeda plot to destroy a New York City bridge. The case against him was so
strong that Faris chose to cooperate, and he spent the next several weeks
telling authorities about his al Qaeda association. Americans will always be grateful for the
risks you take, and for the determination you bring to this high calling. ET).
and Sicilian Mafias, as well as the determined American and Italian efforts to
stop it.

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WASHINGTON, The following is a transcript of
remarks by President Bush on the Patriot Act:

Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy
Columbus, Ohio
11:22 A. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. Thanks for coming over to introduce me. If you want to serve Ohio, if you want
to serve America, help feed the hungry, find shelter for the homeless,
volunteer to help our law enforcement do their job.
(Applause. Your vigilance is keeping our communities safe, and you're
serving on the front lines of the war on terror . And so are we. Before the Patriot Act, criminal
investigators were separated from intelligence officers by a legal and
bureaucratic wall. They used new information-sharing provisions
to piece together details about his time in Afghanistan, and his plan to
launch an attack on the United States.
Second, we need to renew the critical provisions of the Patriot Act that
allow investigators to use the same tools against terrorists that they already
use against other criminals. These wiretaps must be
approved by a judge, and they have been used for years to catch drug dealers
and other criminals. The theory here is straightforward: If we have
good tools to fight street crime and fraud , law enforcement should have the
same tools to fight terrorism. In the Mafia are men like Charles "Lucky"
Luciano, a Sicilian immigrant who by 1931 murdered his way to the top of the
American Mafia; famous mob leader Joe Bonnano; Salvatore "Toto" Riina, who
emerged in the 1980s as perhaps the most ruthless and violent Mafia boss ever;
Tomasso Buscetta, whose decision to break the Mafia 's strict code of silence
set in motion a series of events giving U.
INSIDE THE MAFIA is produced for NGC by Wall to Wall Media.nationalgeographic.

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) My dad's dad was raised in Columbus, and my
mother 's dad was raised in Dayton. It's a different kind of war
than a war our nation was used to. Once again, they're proving that they do not understand our
nation. Thank you for
serving. These efforts have not always made the headlines, but
they've made communities safer. Faris helped the terrorists research airplanes and handle cash
and purchase supplies. They used the Patriot Act to discover
that Faris had cased possible targets in New York, and that he'd reported his
findings to al Qaeda.
One tool that has been especially important to law enforcement is called a
roving wiretap. The
House and Senate are moving forward with the process to renew the Patriot Act.newscom.
"It 's not personal; it's just business" is a popular catchphrase
attributed to the Mafia's code of honor ...S. For NGC, CarolAnne Dolan is supervising producer;
Michael Cascio is executive producer; John Ford is executive in charge of
production.

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Thanks for the warm welcome. I want to thank Senator Mike DeWine for joining us today. Attorney Greg
Lockhart. The true strength of this country lies in the hearts of
those who are willing to help volunteer to make our communities a more
compassionate , decent and safe place.
Over the past three-and-a-half years, America's law enforcement and
intelligence personnel have proved that the Patriot Act works, that it was an
important piece of legislation.

In many terrorism cases, information-sharing has made the difference
between success and failure -- and you have an example right here in Columbus,
Ohio. Here's what she said:
"We've scrubbed the area, and I have no reported abuses." As in mobster films, cops say, they then lured an
unsuspecting Whaley out to the same spot a week later and brutally killed him.
"A Current Affair" will go deeper than any other news source and deliver
the exclusive, hard-hitting stories about "ordinary people in extraordinary
circumstances," for which the half-hour strip is celebrated.

. Their
separate but symbiotic relationship is one that perpetually eluded and
confounded U.
In the U.
The days of the Mafia's massive, unchecked drug-dealing have gone, but
INSIDE THE MAFIA shows that the organization -- particularly its blueprint for
how national and ethnic groups can operate on a global scale -- continues to
be a thriving and insidious role model for racketeering everywhere.

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M.) It's nice to be back. But you've got to understand that
the men and women who wear the badge of peace -- the peacekeepers, the people
on the front lines of keeping our community safe -- have got the gratitude of
the American people. On behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for what you
do.)
I appreciate Congressman Dave Hobson joining us, as well. She's
a part of the emergency response team in Whitehall community. (Applause. His capture came after an investigation that relied on the Patriot Act,
and on contributions from more than a dozen agencies in the Southern Ohio
Joint Terrorism Task Force. Faris pled guilty to the
charges against him. Before the Patriot Act ,
agents could use wiretaps to investigate a person committing mail fraud, but
not to investigate a foreign terrorist." Remember that the
next time you hear someone make an unfair criticism of this important, good
law. Now those of us in Washington have to do our job.
Four months later, the victim's body was found in a place where mobsters
are well-known for leaving their murdered victims -- in the desert outside of
Las Vegas, wrapped in garbage bags and duct tape. Suffice to say, none of them were ever found. The second is the
tale of the strong anti-Mafia campaign, spearheaded by a small group of law
officers determined to permanently undermine the culture and infrastructure of
the Cosa Nostra.

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)
I want to thank Governor Taft joining us. The terrorists
are on the run, and we'll keep them on the run. They're hoping we'll get complacent, and forget our
responsibilities . Since September the 11th, federal terrorism
investigations have resulted in charges against more than 400 suspects, and
more than half of those charged have been convicted. And members of that task force are with us today." That information-sharing was made
possible by the Patriot Act. That means terrorists could elude law enforcement by simply purchasing a
new cell phone. The judicial branch has a strong
oversight role. And these standards are fully
consistent with the Constitution of the U.
"Crew" member Gerard Wilkes, who pled guilty to murder conspiracy, claims
in court testimony that as they dug the grave group leader Matt Baker, who
allegedly orchestrated the crime , kept quoting Martin Scorsese's film "Casino"
about Las Vegas mobsters and the character played by Joe Pesci, who talks
about putting people in holes in the desert. chopped off the head, arms, etcetera . "It's not
something I think about all the time . John Gotti's prosecution created a domino effect ,
crippling all five of the crime families of New York.

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(Laughter. To protect our country, we have to be right 100
percent of the time. Two years ago, a truck driver was charged with providing support to al
Qaeda. Before the Patriot Act, Internet providers who notified
federal authorities about threatening e-mails ran the risk of getting sued.

'A Current Affair' Marks a Return to Television Monday March 21 With Never-Before-Seen Video of High School Boys Who Stand Accused of One of the Most Heinous

Shane and Cody Myers and Matt Baker have pled not guilty. "The
bathroom door was slightly open and there were two bodies hanging with their
throats cut," said Montiglio.

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)
And I appreciate my friend, Attorney General Al Gonzales, joining me
today. And
I'm honored to share that responsibility with you. In our free and open society, there is no such
thing as perfect security . So
we're working to answer that challenge every day, and we're making good
progress toward securing the homeland. Before the Patriot Act, the FBI could have
spent a week or more waiting for the information they needed. One
Senator, Dianne Feinstein of California, has worked with civil rights groups
to monitor my administration's use of the Patriot Act. EDT

As to why this
seemingly well -liked teen was murdered by his best high school pals, police
claim one theory: the "Crew" was involved in small-time drug deals and Baker
considered Whaley a liability [in their illicit business]. Hosted by Fox Sports commentator,
best-selling author, columnist, practicing lawyer and former NFL star player
Tim Green, "A Current Affair" will embody the same principles and landmark
style that made the program an astonishing success during its original run
between 1986 and 1996.
Narrated by Ray Liotta -- star of the film Goodfellas -- INSIDE THE MAFIA
will premiere Monday, June 13 and Tuesday, June 14, 2005 from 9 to 11 pm." However, the Cold War took priority
at the time, and mob activity continued to thrive.

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(Laughter. I appreciate the hard work that
you put forth in order to train men and women to be on the front line of
serving our communities and our country. I appreciate the fact that these are
tough times for those who wear the uniform. Dianne, thank you for coming .
We face brutal men who celebrate murder, who incite suicide, and who would
stop at nothing to destroy the liberties we cherish.
We've also improved our ability to track terrorists inside the United
States. We've prosecuted terrorist operatives
and supporters in California, in Texas , in New Jersey, in Illinois, and North
Carolina and Ohio. A federal prosecutor who investigated Osama bin Laden in
the 1990s explained the challenge this way: "We could talk to citizens, local
police officers, foreign police officers -- we could even talk to al Qaeda
members.
Third, we need to renew the critical provisions of the Patriot Act that
updated the law to meet high-tech threats like computer espionage and
cyberterrorism.
Terrorists are using every advantage they can to inflict harm. Officers must
meet strict standards to use any of these tools. And I'll soon name five talented
Americans to serve on that board. Attorney General Gonzales delivers regular
reports on the Patriot Act to the House and the Senate, and the Department of
Justice has answered hundreds of questions from members of Congress. Thank you very much.
"A Current Affair" is one of broadcasting 's most historic and
groundbreaking news magazine programs. if it happens, it happens .

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) I said, "From this point forward I
will, Mother. (Applause. As sworn officers of the law, you're devoted to defending your
fellow citizens. You know that these
enemies cannot be deterred by negotiations , or concessions, or appeals to
reason. The Patriot
Act closed dangerous gaps in America's law enforcement and intelligence
capabilities -- gaps the terrorists exploited when they attacked us on
September the 11th. Both houses of Congress passed the Patriot Act by
overwhelming bipartisan majorities -- 98 out of 100 United States senators
voted for the act.
The Patriot Act modernized the law to protect Internet companies who
voluntarily disclose information to save lives. May God bless you and your families. Baker's "obsession" with other
such mafia movies was noted by others close to the "Crew" leader. They further took a knife and cut the upper
part of his teeth away, according to court testimony.m.
Over the course of the series, viewers will become familiar with a core
group of warring protagonists.
The rise of the modern Mafia is a gripping and often tragic tale of
corruption, crime, murder and betrayal by two distinct operations -- the
Sicilian Mafia, running multinational efforts from Palermo, and the American
Mafia, controlling one of the biggest marketplaces in the world. today, the mob's activities have been scaled back,
particularly now that narcotics are distributed via different mobs from the
Far East and South America.

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I remind
people that my grandfather was raised here in Columbus, Ohio. We've strengthened protections at our airports and
chemical plants and highways and bridges and tunnels. Before the Patriot Act, it was easier to track
the phone contacts of a drug dealer than the phone contacts of an enemy
operative . The Patriot Act fixed the problem by allowing terrorism
investigators to use the same wiretaps that were already being using against
drug kingpins and mob bosses. NEW YORK, Events leading up to one of the most
heinous murders in Nevada's history are caught on tape in an exclusive video
to air for the first time on national TV on the premiere episode of the
pioneering news magazine show 'A Current Affair,' which makes its long awaited
return to television in legendary style on Monday , March 21 (syndicated, check
local listings).
INSIDE THE MAFIA interweaves two parallel stories .S.S. The Mafia has largely
abandoned its policy of violence in order to avoid attracting the attention of
the authorities; however, according to the chief prosecutor of Palermo, they
are even more dangerous now that many people believe that the problem is in
some way over.insidethemafia. National Geographic Channel
debuted to an initial 10 million homes in January 2001, and has been one of
the fastest growing networks in history.

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He
said, you tell those Texas Longhorns -- (laughter) -- I'm not going to tell
them what you said. You know firsthand the nature of the enemy.
We've enhanced security at coastlines and borders and ports of entry.
I want to thank you for your contribution to the safety of America, and you'll
understand this story I'm about to tell. For the sake of our national security,
Congress must not rebuild a wall between law enforcement and intelligence. Roving wiretaps allow investigators to follow suspects who
frequently change their means of communications . Law enforcement officers need a federal judge's permission to
wiretap a foreign terrorist's phone , a federal judge's permission to track his
calls, or a federal judge's permission to search his property . The Patriot Act has not diminished American liberties; the Patriot Act
has helped to defend American liberties.
(Photo: http://www. In a final twist, the group
allegedly disfigured the body with a wood-splitting tool in hopes that the
body could not be identified.com) is distributed throughout the
United States by Twentieth Television.S."
In addition to inside access to important characters and events, the
special uses contemporary and archival news footage, FBI and Italian police
surveillance , telephone intercepts, transcriptions from major Mafia trials and
dramatic reenactments of clandestine meetings and violent confrontations. They are now a shadow of
an organization that once claimed politicians as their friends; however, as
recent arrests have indicated, the Mafia continues to operate in some capacity
in the U.

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He said, by the way, Ohio State is in my district.
This is a long war, and we have a comprehensive strategy to win it.
And one of the great honors as the President is to be the Commander-in-
Chief of a fantastic United States military -- made fantastic by the quality
and the character of the men and women who wear the uniform. That's what we call bipartisanship.

But there was one group of people we were not permitted to talk to --
the FBI agents across the street from us assigned to parallel intelligence
investigations of Osama Bin Laden and al Qaeda. The Patriot Act was written with clear safeguards
to ensure the law is applied fairly.
Every day the men and women of law enforcement use the Patriot Act to keep
America safe. You
have done your job . The Channel has carriage with all of
the nation's major cable and satellite television providers , making it
currently available to more than 53 million homes.

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Today when I landed at the airport , I met Dianne Garrett, who is with us
today. Congress needs to renew
them all -- and this time , Congress needs to make the provisions permanent. Here is what one FBI agent said -- he said, "The Faris case would not
have happened without sharing information.
Finally, we need to renew the critical provisions of the Patriot Act that
protect our civil liberties. And big business it is -- its global
assets were on par with some of the richest corporations in the world,
bursting for a time with billions in annual profits derived from much of the
world's drug trade.com, launching June 1, for more
information.

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We have dealt the enemy a series of powerful blows.
But in 2000, he traveled to Afghanistan and met Osama bin Laden at an al Qaeda
training camp.
Congress also oversees the application of the Patriot Act.
I want to thank you for letting me come and talk about this important
piece of legislation.
Visit http://www.C.

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I appreciate what you do here. Governor , I appreciate you being
here. I want to thank
the State Attorney General, Jim Petro, for joining us; U.S. And
we have more work to do. The Patriot Act was the
clear, considered response of a nation at war, and I was proud to sign that
piece of legislation.)
We need to renew the Patriot Act because it strengthens our national
security in four important ways. First, we need to renew the critical
provisions of the Patriot Act authorize better sharing of information between
law enforcement and intelligence. In April 2004, a man
sent an e-mail to an Islamic center in El Paso , and threatened to burn the
mosque to the ground in three days. Four-Hour Series Pierces Inner Workings and Violent History of
the Criminal Corporation With Global Reach

WASHINGTON, Through a pop culture lens, the
notorious and mysterious Mafia is typically seen as entertainment: The
Godfather; The Sopranos; Goodfellas; Donnie Brasco. Now the National
Geographic Channel (NGC) exposes the dramatic history and infiltrates the
legendary secrecy of one of the world 's most powerful criminal organizations
in the four-hour world premiere event, INSIDE THE MAFIA. "Everyone had butcher's kits and they sawed off
everything . The first is the
emergence of a "new Mafia" after a historic deal between American and Italian
mob families to control the international heroin trade. and Italian authorities the upper
hand in identifying and tracking key mobsters; reputed Mafia godfather John
Gotti; and soldiers like Hill and Montiglio, whose tales of living and working
inside the Mafia are gruesome and often shocking.

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" (Laughter. Congress has
recently created a federal board to ensure that the Patriot Act and other laws
respect privacy and civil liberties.

I want to thank you for being on the front lines of
securing this country.)
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What appears as a typical teenage party on video is now chilling footage
of the murder victim, 17-year-old Jared Whaley, with a group of his accused
murderers , the leader of whom, police say, copied in style a murder plot from
the mob movie "Casino" where mobsters kill their own gang members.

"A Current Affair" (http://www.
In Sicily, the situation is very different.com/channel.

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Thank you. Congressman Pat Tiberi -- this is his district -- Congressman,
I appreciate you coming. Thank
you, Ken, for being here. Yet they're still active;
they're still seeking to do us harm. We've made terrorism the top priority for law enforcement, and we've
provided unprecedented resources to help folks like yourselves do their jobs.
The problem is, at the end of this year, 16 critical provisions of the
Patriot Act are scheduled to expire. Another investigator on the case said, "We never
would have had the lead to begin with.
According to police reports, Whaley's group of friends, known as "The
Crew," went out to the desert a week before the murder and dug a grave they
called "The Double Wide.
Of the five accused, Shane Johnson pled guilty to 1st Degree Murder. With its gutsy,
razor-sharp, trustworthy and straight forward stories for the new millennium,
"A Current Affair" is poised to become a television sensation again.acurrentaffair.
With remarkable access to FBI and DEA agents as well as members of crime
families, INSIDE THE MAFIA provides the complete behind-the-scenes story of
this powerful enterprise known for its ruthlessness and brutality.
Featured are new and original interviews with influential mobsters like
Henry Hill, portrayed by Ray Liotta in Goodfellas, and Gambino family soldier
Dominick Montiglio, and, on the law enforcement side, Joseph Pistone, the
fearless real-life FBI agent who infiltrated the Mafia as "Donnie Brasco," and
DEA undercover agent Frank Panessa, among many others .. Major breakthroughs in the
1980s cracked open the Mafia's highly lucrative drug trade, and exposed the
global reach and immense profits of its dealings.

Based at National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.

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I want to thank Director Ken Morckel for joining us today. The United States of America will never let down its guard.
Since 2001, we've more than tripled spending on homeland security, and
we've increased funding more than tenfold for the first responders who protect
our homeland. The Patriot Act has accomplished exactly what
it was designed to do -- it has protected American liberty, and saved American
lives.
(Applause. And today, instead of planning terror attacks against the
American people, Iman Faris is sitting in an American prison.

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