Tom Ridge
Events (24)
- September 20, 2001: Tom Ridge Named Homeland Security Secretary 2001-09-20
- October 25-29, 2001: Top Government Officials Claim Some Anthrax Letters Were ‘Weaponized’ 2001-10-25
- December 12, 2001: Ridge Says Terrorist Attacks ‘Could Happen Within the Next Few Weeks’ 2001-12-12
- December 17, 2001-January 13, 2002: Government Officials Confirm FBI Believes Domestic Loner Caused the Anthrax Attacks 2001-12-17
- March 10, 2002: Ridge Says FBI Can’t Find Any Al-Qaeda Cells in US 2002-03-10
- March 12, 2002: Ridge Announces Homeland Security Advisory System 2002-03-12
- March 13, 2002: Bush Refuses to Let DHS Chief Ridge Testify before Congress, Invokes Executive Privilege 2002-03-13
- May 20-24, 2002: Flurry of Government Terrorist Warnings Given at Politically Suspicious Time 2002-05-20
- November 25, 2002: Bush Creates Department of Homeland Security 2002-11-25
- February 7-13, 2003: Orange Alert Causes Duct Tape and Plastic Sheeting Buying Panic 2003-02-07
- March 17, 2003: Homeland Security Raises Threat Level, Advises Americans to Buy Duct Tape and Plastic Sheeting 2003-03-17
- May 20, 2003: Dubious Orange Alert Announced for Memorial Day 2003-05-20
- May 13-June 30, 2003: FBI Wins Battle to Control Finance Investigations 2003-06-30
- December 21, 2003: Fifth Nationwide Orange Alert Is Based on False Information 2003-12-21
- July 8, 2004: Warning Issued that Terrorists May Plot to Disrupt US Presidential Elections 2004-07-08
- August 1, 2004: Terror Alert Issued Using Old Information; Alleged to be Politically Motivated 2004-08-01
- October 29, 2004: White House Argues for Raising Threat Level before Elections 2004-10-29
- November 2, 2004: George W. Bush Reelected President of US; He Shuffles Some Cabinet Positions 2004-11-02
- December 3, 2004: Kerik Nominated for Homeland Security Chief 2004-12-03
- May 10, 2005: Ridge Reveals Internal Dissension on Terror Alerts 2005-05-10
- November 9, 2007: McCain: Kerik ‘Irresponsible’ as Police Trainer in Iraq 2007-11-09
- September 1, 2009: Former DHS Secretary Retreats from Questions about Bush Administration Politicization of Intelligence 2009-09-01
- August 2004: Criticism of the Homeland Security Terror Alert System
- December 2004: Further Criticism of the Terror Alert System