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November 21, 2008
Look Who's In Charge of Security
It's hard to believe that the UN would be a "prime target for terrorists" (see below), especially since so many terrorists' friends and colleagues work there.
Nevertheless, we can't help but wonder how anything that happens on our soil, and has national security implications, could be considered outside our "jurisdiction"?!
For those who are fortunate enough to live upwind from Cesspool Central (aka the UN), over on First Avenue in Manhattan, we sincerely hope the U.S. government isn't relying on the UN for anything, much less, security, as those folks never miss an opportunity to disappoint.
New York Post | November 21, 2008
UN Puts City In Danger
Security Shock
By Benny Avni
The United Nations is stonewalling Mayor Bloomberg and the NYPD on security - endangering countless New Yorkers.
Back in March, the United Nations asked the city for security help in connection with the world body's $2 billion renovation project.
Among other things, the United Nations wanted the city to erect anti-ramming barriers (like those in front of City Hall) on First Avenue, FDR Drive and 42nd Street, along the rim of the landmark UN property.
The city agreed, but asked a series of pointed questions about basic safety issues.
Six months later, the Turtle Bay bureaucrats have yet to respond - a situation so remarkable that the mayor's UN liaison, Marjorie Tiven (Bloomberg's sister), last month had to send a formal letter of complaint.
The United Nations has yet to reply.
The mayor and the NYPD asked UN engineers to do some homework - to figure out the impact of a car bomb placed on the UN's perimeter.
Tiven's letter to the top UN security executive, David Veness, specifies, for example, that the city had requested engineering studies on the "spectrum of effects of various explosion events, from 500 pounds to 5,000 pounds."
In a meeting in May, she writes, NYPD Deputy Commissioner Richard Falkenrath stressed that, if the United Nation wants the city's help on security, "it must immediately conduct detailed building studies."
Yet there's no sign the studies have even begun - leaving some to wonder if the United Nations is trying to slash its ever-growing construction costs by cutting corners on security.
The world body was not eager to comment yesterday.
"We cannot discuss security concerns," said spokeswoman Marie Okabe.
The UN site is outside NYPD jurisdiction. Local authorities can't force the bureaucrats to undertake security measures.
Yet the United Nations is a prime target for terrorists. And if thugs strike, Tiven writes, "It is city emergency personnel who will be called."
Original article here.
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