...ters? He is true as steel, and his judgment is very good. The last I heard from him, he rather thought Weldon, of De Witt, was our best timber for rep... ...dvocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.” Judge Douglas makes us... ...question is settled. He says the bill he introduced into the Senate of the United States on the 4th day of January, 1854, settled the slavery question... ...n is settled. He says the bill he introduced into the Senate of the United States on the 4th day of January, 1854, settled the slavery question foreve... ...s that in that year there were over four hundred thousand mulattoes in the United States. Now let us take what is called an Abolition State—the Republ... ...not just now the revival of the African slave trade, or the pas- sage of a Congressional slave code, or the declaring of a sec- ond Dred Scott decisio... ...responsibilities speak still louder. Two of the twenty-three voted against Congressional prohi- bition of slavery in the Federal Territories, in the i... ...stated that the President’s purpose was to have some conversation with the delegations of Ken- tucky, Missouri, Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware, in e... ...re, in expla- nation of his message of the 6th instant. This morning these delegations, or such of them as were in town, assembled at the White House ...

... Qaeda (1988–1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992–1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda’s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–... ...(1988–1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992–1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda’s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–1998) ... ...newal in Afghanistan (1996–1998) 63 3. COUNTERTERRORISM EVOLVES 71 3.1 From the Old Terrorism to the New: The First World Trade Center Bombing 7... ...MS 215 7.1 First Arrivals in California 215 7.2 The 9/11 Pilots in the United States 223 7.3 Assembling the Teams 231 7.4 Final Strategies and... ...5 7.1 First Arrivals in California 215 7.2 The 9/11 Pilots in the United States 223 7.3 Assembling the Teams 231 7.4 Final Strategies and Tactic... ... We present the narrative of this report and the recommendations that flow from it to the President of the United States, the United States Congress, ... ...low of assets to terrorist organizations, commercial aviation, the role of congressional oversight and resource allocation, and other areas determined... ...e have built on the work of several previous Commissions, and we thank the Congressional Joint Inquiry, whose fine work helped us get started.We thank... ...Islamic Conference around the time of Bin Ladin’s arrival in that country. Delegations of violent Islamist extremists came from all the groups represe...

...Excerpt: We present the narrative of this report and the recommendations that flow from it to the President of the United States, the United States Congress, and the American people for their consideration. Ten Commissioners--five Republicans and five Democrats chosen by elected leaders from our nation?s ca...

...WE HAVE SOME PLANES? 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of War 47 2.2 Bin Ladin?s Appeal in the Islamic World 48 2.3 The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda (1988?1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992?1996) 59...