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America Isn't Prepared for Another Big Disaster » Publications » Family Security Matters: "'Americans will likely die on American soil, possibly in large numbers.'

So concluded the Hart-Rudman Commission in a report issued Sept. 15, 1999 -- two years before the 9/11 attacks.

The commission also predicted that 'all borders will be more porous; some will bend and some will break.' Given conditions on the U.S.-Mexican border today and the deepening cycle of cross-border violence fueled by transnational criminal cartels, that finding seems mighty prophetic as well.

But the Hart-Rudman Commission didn't just forecast these future threats. It also argued that the nation should prepare to deal with them. One recommendation called for establishing a single federal agency 'with responsibility for planning, coordinating, and integrating various government activities involved in homeland security.'"

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