Since the book's release earlier this month, much of the attention has focused on Ridge writing that he had to wonder whether politics motivated several Bush Administration officials to support raising the nation's color-coded terrorism threat warning before the 2004 presidential election, but he also points out the threat level wasn't changed.
Gov. Ridge is critical of the Federal response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 (after he left the Department of Homeland Security) and talks about how emergencies could be handled better.
Also appearing:
Jeff Thomas, Deputy Director for Administration, PA Emergency Management Agency
Listen to the show:
Book Preview:
Read chapters 13 & 14 from Tom Ridge's book The Test of Our Times.
Chapter 13 -- FEMA and the Gathering Storm
Chapter 14 -- The Politics of Terrorism, Part Two
See then Gov. Tom Ridge on Smart Talk TV, September 12, 2001
Smart Talk Special Edition: Terror Hits Home PART 2 Original airdate (9/12/01)
Smart Talk Special Edition: Terror Hits Home PART 3 Original airdate (9/12/01)
