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Educating the enemy? Law-abiding citizens want and need information, but the wealth of knowledge disseminated since September 11 may also be helping the bad guys. (Public Information).

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| November 17, 2001 | Simendinger, Alexis | COPYRIGHT 2001 Atlantic Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

On the 18th day of his new job as President Bush's director of homeland security, former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge was deep in the thickets of an unexpected national emergency. Someone, or some group, was spreading one of the world's deadliest bioweapons through the U.S. mail, and a White House reporter was asking Ridge to do something he clearly had not prepared for.

"Governor ... chances are that the person or persons who did this would be inclined to follow every briefing, every statement. What would your message be to the person or persons who sent this stuff?" Ridge, an ex-Marine and a former Congressman, was momentarily silent. He was being asked to speak ...

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