Napolitano's New War?

" Targeting our country's biggest threat the number of homegrown. Terrorists are on the rise."

" What's being done to keep us safe -- the woman on the forefront of Homeland Security she's the secretary Janet about former governor of Arizona joining -- Welcome welcome the secretary. Thank you. War on terror what prompted you to bring the phrase back and said overseas contingency operation."

" Well I'm not -- really in the labels what we're talking about."

" Is the fight against terrorism it at all forms whether it comes from abroad or indeed his home ground and and what Americans can do to combat it."

" Second of all -- I know you just gave a major speech on the state of Homeland Security. How would you describe the threat level today."

" You know I would say. -- and the question are we safer than we were prior to 9/11. Yes. -- things that we need to be doing every -- to be safer yes so. The threat of terror now is always let us we can't hermetically seal off the United States but there are things we can't do individual locally. Federal -- AM when you and our international partners to make it safer okay."

" You know. In that big speech that -- was talking about you did use them the word terror I think 28 times we got a computer program we can count it. And and and that's great because I think a lot of Americans are thankful that your call it exactly what it is. And I'm just kinda curious of madame secretary as at I don't the president. During the campaign was critical of the Bush Administration policies. Regarding a lot of the war on terror and stuff like that. But it seems like. What you guys are doing right now is very similar to what they were doing. Would you say that what. Would you did George Bush got it right. In a lot of respects when it came to international and domestic terror."

" No what I would say is is that we don't need to be nation in their -- and and the state of fear."

" We need to be a nation where everybody is prepared everybody knows what to do that -- that he has. I thought through what they would do what their family -- should something happen either terrorists or."

" Or caused by nature and that that state of preparation and that."

" Confidence in preparation is exactly the opposite of here -- let me go back to my question would you say that the Bush Administration got it right. In a lot of respect regarding domestic and international terror."

" Well I think -- to the extent we're talking about. Terrorists whether home -- international -- the threat of terrorism. That threat has not gone away since nine elevenths."

" Okay that these guys -- you've got in North Carolina the guy she got about fifteen miles from this studio. You seem to think that -- going to attack us over there. We did you get in -- specially concerned that a lot of these guys are trading here to attack us here."

" Well our concern it. Is individuals who who become radicalized and by that I mean they've gotten into the world of violent extremism. And yes we have seen an increased presence of that. Homegrown within our own soil and yes -- increases -- need to work with individuals to work with."

" A local cities and it's -- it's it's big cities like New York City but it's also places."

" Like in Minnesota like in North Carolina across the country. And so what is the biggest threat right now do you think if if these homegrown terrorists or overseas terrorists."

" You know I -- you have -- question I don't I don't know that you could rank that water to I think. -- both exist they both must be dealt with. They -- both things that we are concerned about and they -- both things that we want Americans to be prepared."

" Well. Yeah I -- you in your speech you talked about how Americans individually. Can be more prepared what is that how do we do that."

" Well one of the things that we ask you know people to do. Is when they see something. Unusual that they see for example. So many continually taking photographs have a piece of critical infrastructure. That doesn't seem to make any sense -- package left unattended on the bus platform. -- that's news to local law enforcement so so it can be followed up on those -- the kinds of very simple things that can be done now. We're not asking people to spy on the neighbors -- do any of that sort of thing there's a balance to be struck. But it's a careful balance and it's one that I think in the end -- make --"

" all right the secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano we thank you very much for joining us today. From your secret location in here somewhere in Washington DC. Thank you very."