Gilmore urges rational response to terror.The danger of terrorism is real but requires a rational response, said James Gilmore, former Virginia governor and chairman of the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or . "Threat means the capabilities and intentions of the enemy," Gilmore said at a recent homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States conference. "Vulnerability is not [the same as] threat." He also warned against allowing terrorists to unduly influence the nation's civil liberties and "turn our society around based on fear." Gilmore cited "sneak-and-peak" warrants and attempts to bolster the law, such as a rejected attempt to allow the revocation The recall of some power or authority that has been granted. Revocation by the act of a party is intentional and voluntary, such as when a person cancels a Power of Attorney that he has given or a will that he has written. of U.S. citizenship of those who support terrorist organizations, as areas of potential abuse. "The Patriot Act Patriot Act: see USA PATRIOT Act. by and large is inoffensive, but it was passed in haste Adv. 1. in haste - in a hurried or hasty manner; "the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he scanned the headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice" hastily, hurriedly so you have to make sure we didn't do anything stupid," he told attendees of a recent homeland security conference. "Our duty as citizens is to watch the Patriot Act very carefully." |
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