Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, FBI Director Robert Mueller and Assistant Secretary for TSA Kip Hawley [August 10, 2006]   [open pdf - 28KB]

In these remarks, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff provides information on the recent terrorist threat in the United Kingdom [a plot to detonate liquid explosives on board multiple commercial aircraft departing from the United Kingdom and bound for the United States]. He provides an update on the actions being taken to protect U.S. citizens and to keep air travel safe and secure. This is followed-up by comments from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Assistant Secretary for the TSA Kip Hawley.