It's Your Own Damn Fault, NYC!

[luna_k]

Oh, come on. How stupid do they think we are?
In a report that outlines why it cut back New York City's share of antiterrorism funds by roughly 40 percent, the Department of Homeland Security was so critical of some highly viewed local measures - like Operation Atlas, in which hundreds of extra police officers carry out counterterrorism duties

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[thistlerose]

I just read that article on the Times website.

*headdesk*

Chertoff: ZOMG, YOU FORGOT TO USE A #2 PENCIL, NY! DIE, DIE!!!

It would be more amusingly like high school if it weren't, you know, at the top of the list of targets. O_o

[asaresquares]

This is so fucking ridiculous. *beats a wall*

[cheesygirl]

Why am I not surprised that DHS has learning nothing from the red-tape mess that was Hurricane Katrina? Gah!! *stabbity stab stab!!*

[oh_loverrr]

i'm listening to NPR right now and a man (i wish i caught his name!) is being interviewed about why new york had funds cut...especially since the excuse was given that there aren't enough "national landmarks" in NYC despite things like the empire state building or the statue of liberty existing there.

and his response? "national landmarks don't generally have people in them, or living in them..."

so, i guess the government thinks that it's not worth spending money to protect cities with historical monuments which are often frequented or inhabited by PEOPLE. because, you know, life isn't that important i guess.

[sweet_ali]

I've also read an article that said NYC just doesn't have anything left to bomb. I assumed it was being facetious...