FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Obama contact: Tommy Vietor, 202-228-5511
Date: December 8, 2006
Obama Statement on Arrest of Man Planning Terror Plot in Rockford
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today released the followings statement on the arrest of a man planning to bomb a mall in Rockford:
"Federal authorities should be congratulated for apprehending a suspect today who intended to commit terror by bombing a mall in Rockford. I hope that he will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and I believe that this once again underscores the need to improve our country's intelligence gathering capabilities and ensure that first responders have the resources they need to do their jobs and keep us safe."