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... when it's in New York, apparently. From the NY Times, via Gothamist:
After vowing to steer a greater share of antiterrorism money to the highest-risk communities, Department of Homeland Security officials on Wednesday announced 2006 grants that slashed money for New York and Washington 40 percent, while other cities including Omaha and Louisville, Ky., got a surge of new dollars.
New York officials were given a one-page tally that explained, in part, how the region's risk-based standing was calculated. The document said the region had no "national monuments or icons," four banking or financial firms with assets of over $8 billion, 28 chemical or hazardous material sites, as well as nearly 7,000 other possible important, high-risk targets, like hospitals or major office buildings, a tally that some city officials said had major omissions or errors.
Apparently, the government is detail-oriented enough to track your phone calls just in case, but not enough to consider the Statue of Liberty or the (frequently targeted) subway system monuments or icons. Huh.
Hey, I know full well that living in the heartland doesn't make you immune to terrorist attacks. But what could possibly need more protection in Omaha?
After vowing to steer a greater share of antiterrorism money to the highest-risk communities, Department of Homeland Security officials on Wednesday announced 2006 grants that slashed money for New York and Washington 40 percent, while other cities including Omaha and Louisville, Ky., got a surge of new dollars.
New York officials were given a one-page tally that explained, in part, how the region's risk-based standing was calculated. The document said the region had no "national monuments or icons," four banking or financial firms with assets of over $8 billion, 28 chemical or hazardous material sites, as well as nearly 7,000 other possible important, high-risk targets, like hospitals or major office buildings, a tally that some city officials said had major omissions or errors.
Apparently, the government is detail-oriented enough to track your phone calls just in case, but not enough to consider the Statue of Liberty or the (frequently targeted) subway system monuments or icons. Huh.
Hey, I know full well that living in the heartland doesn't make you immune to terrorist attacks. But what could possibly need more protection in Omaha?
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