STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT:

STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT:

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on March 24, 2003. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2003] WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 "We are pleased the Supreme Court declined to consider a challenge of the government's lawful actions to detect and prevent international terrorism and espionage within our borders. It is vitally important that the government's intelligence and law enforcement officials coordinate their efforts to protect America from foreign threats to our national security. These actions were expressly authorized by the USA PATRIOT Act and the Nov. 18, 2002 decision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review." 03-176

Source: US Department of Justice

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