In April 2001, former senators Gary Hart (D-CO) and Warren Rudman (R-NH) “testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Terrorism and Technology. Hart warned, ‘The prospect of mass casualty terrorism on American soil is growing sharply’ and said the nation must embrace ‘homeland security as a primary national security mission.’ ” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Gerald Posner, Why America Slept, Page 171