Whoa! Very interesting Tom Ridge would say that, huh? Wonder what all their investigation in Madrid has turned up.
The following is a excerpt from and article on Japan's plans for their Homeland Security measures...note the date...another that was released this week.
Bills on Evacuation of Civilians, U.S. Cooperation Wrap Up Defense Package (03-10-04)
By NAO SHIMOYACHI
Staff writer
The Cabinet approved and submitted to the Diet seven bills Tuesday that would define citizen evacuation procedures and update cooperation with U.S. forces stationed in Japan, wrapping up the nation's war-contingency legislation.
The bills, supplementing laws enacted last year that spell out the steps to mobilize the Self-Defense Forces, are necessary to effectively defend Japan from attack, the government said…..
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20040310a6.htm