Ex-9/11 commissioner questions U.S. passion to thwart terrorism

From: The Washington Times | December 30, 2009 

Former 9/11 Commission official Lee H. Hamilton said Wednesday the United States has made progress in uncovering and foiling terrorist plots since 2001 but that President Obama and Congress are too impassive in their efforts. "It takes political leadership to change that," said Mr. Hamilton, a former congressman and member of the president's Homeland Security Advisory Council. "Homeland security and the whole process has to rise to the level of priority that has not yet been achieved." Though such concerns resurfaced Friday when an alleged terrorist purportedly tried to blow up an international Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit, Mr. Hamilton ...

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