Yesterday, I posted a rant about how the Department of Homeland Security slashed the budget with which New York City fights terrorism by 40%. Per State Spending figures from the DHS are here. (pdf)

Today ABC is reporting that a Department of Homeland Security strategic report published just a week before Tuesday’s announcement that New York’s ( Read more... )

“President Bush today defended his administration’s decision to allow a company from an Arab country to operate six major U.S. ports, saying, “People don’t need to worry about security.””

Here’s the money quote: “This deal wouldn’t go forward if we were concerned about the security of the United States of America,” Bush told reporters during a ( Read more... )